Comforting Quinoa and Root Vegetable Bake
Tasty, fresh and just good old goodness. Use as a side for meals, or the base of your lunch or dinner meal with an added protein source on top. Perfect for those ladies in their luteal phase for it’s help with detoxing excess estrogen to reduce PMS symptoms or just good all month round!
Ingredients: (Double ingredients for double the recipe)
1 Red onion sliced
2 large Kumara or a bunch of potatoes peeled and sliced into small peices
1 carrot
100g of quinoa (white or red)
Two handfuls of rocket or spinach
Dressing:
1 tsp of honey or maple
1 juice of lemon
2 heaped tsp of wholegrain mustard
2 tsp of hulled tahini
dash of water
pepper
drizzle of olive oil
Method:
Bake the roast veges until soft and golden - add the red onion about 10 minutes before its cooked
Cook Quinoa while the veges roast
Once both are cooked, add in rocket and the dressing - mix together
Optional toppings:
Meat
Feta
Pumpkin seeds
Cranberries
