{"id":101735,"date":"2024-01-01T00:01:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T06:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearlybybestchoice\/?post_type=recipe&#038;p=101735"},"modified":"2024-02-01T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:54:30","slug":"roasted-butternut-squash-quinoa-salad","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/recipes\/roasted-butternut-squash-quinoa-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Butternut Squash &#038; Quinoa Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colorful, filling, and fresh! Our <strong>Roasted Butternut Squash &amp; Quinoa Salad<\/strong> is the perfect way to start your new year. Pick up all the ingredients you need to enjoy this delicious salad at your local grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rinse the quinoa in a mesh strainer then place in a medium saucepan.<\/p>\n<p>Add 2 cups water to the saucepan and bring it to a boil then reduce the heat.<\/p>\n<p>Cover the saucepan and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until water is absorbed, stirring occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside to cool.<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>Spray a baking sheet with Clearly by Best Choice cooking spray.<\/p>\n<p>Place the butternut squash cubes and onion slices on baking sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Top the squash cubes with the olive oil, salt, and pepper, then mix to evenly coat. Spread vegetables evenly on the baking sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Roast the vegetables in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until veggies are golden brown.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Add the chopped spinach to the warm quinoa in the saucepan. Stir with a fork to fluff the quinoa and slightly wilt the spinach in the warm grains.<\/p>\n<p>Add half of the Italian Tuscan Dressing and gently toss.<\/p>\n<p>Place the warm quinoa and spinach in a salad bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Top with the roasted butternut squash and onions, then add cranberries, cashews and remaining Italian Tuscan Dressing.<\/p>\n<p>Gently toss and serve warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":101739,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"recipe_category":[164,166],"recipe_tags":[],"class_list":["post-101735","recipe","type-recipe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","recipe_category-lunch","recipe_category-sides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe\/101735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/recipe"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe\/101735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=101735"},{"taxonomy":"recipe_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestchoicebrand.com\/clearly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_tags?post=101735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}