SPICY TOMATO BLACK BEAN QUINOA WITH ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Hi Friends! This one-bowl spicy quinoa salad is loaded with bold flavors and healthy ingredients. This spicy tomato black bean quinoa with roasted butternut squash is an easy plant-based meal you can make ahead. Save time on busy weeknights with this recipe. You can meal-prep, double batch for this week or freeze for later. You can also make extra squash for a fantastic breakfast bowl or extra quinoa for a salad remix.

Happy meal prepping, this fast and quick one-bowl vegan dinner

SPICY TOMATO BLACK BEAN QUINOA WITH ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Nija Clark | The Vgn Way

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 30 mins

Course Dinner, Holidays

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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Butternut Squash

• 2 medium Butternut Squash halved lengthwise and seeded, will have 4 pieces
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon plant based butter
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste

Spicy Tomato Black Bean Quinoa

• 1 cup Quinoa cooked
• 1 can Black Beans rinsed and drained
• 2 medium Tomatoes diced or 1 can of diced Tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon butter melted and cooled
• 1 tablespoon EVOO
• 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
• 2 tablespoons Lime juice & zest of Limes

Instructions

 

Roasted Butternut Squash

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line baking pan with parchment paper
• use a vegetable peeler to remove skin from squash
• cut squash into four halves
• melt the butter and add the olive oil
• Place squash halves on baking sheet flesh side up, brush olive oil/butter mixture on face and underside of squash halves.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper and thyme coating both the face and underside.
• Roast 50 to 60 minutes until fork tender and set aside
• save the butter mixture from this part of the recipe and add it to the butter for the quinoa part

Spicy Black Bean Tomato Quinoa

• Cook quinoa, set aside
• In a large bowl mix together butter, olive oil, sugar, lime juice and zest.
• Mix together dressing and combine with quinoa.
• Add tomatoes and black beans to quinoa mixture
• Placed cook butternut squash on serving tray and scoop Black bean quiona salad mixture in 4 halfs of butternut squash (Note there will be leftover Quiona salad perfect to take for lunch the next day)
• Enjoy!

Keyword Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegan Gluten-free Holiday

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