Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad
This is a quick and healthy protein-rich salad that takes less than 30 minutes and a perfect weeknight vegan dinner recipe.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 zucchini chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1 yellow squash chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1 small broccoli head chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- ¼ cup chives chopped
- 2 tbsp spring onions optional (for garnish)
- 1 tsp salt (veggies + tahini dressing)
- 1 tbsp veg broth (to substitute oil)
For Crispy tofu
- 150 gm tofu cut into cubes
- ¼ cup tamari or soy sauce
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp olive oil (Optional; Skip for WFPB)
Tahini Dressing
- ¼ cup tahini
- ¼ cup water or less as per required consistency
- 2 garlic pods
- 1 tsp paprika or as required
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
Bake Vegetables
- Preheat oven at 400 degrees F (200 C).
- Make bite-sized pieces of vegetables.
- Place them in a mixing bowl and add 2 tbsp broth.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper. Mix well
- Spread it evenly on a baking tray.
- Add some crushed garlic for extra flavor or replace it with garlic powder.
- Bake for 20 minutes, turning veggies in midways.
Make Quinoa
- Heat water in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil.
- Then add pre-washed quinoa to the boiling water.
- Let it boil on high heat for 2 minutes and then reduce the flame to low.
- Cover with a lid and let it simmer.
- Cook for god 18 - 20 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed and quinoa is fluffy.
- Then open the lid and fluff the quinoa with a fork. Remove from heat and set aside
Crispy Tofu
- In a mixing bowl, mix pepper, garlic, tamari.
- Don't add additional salt.
- Marinate tofu for 5 - 10 minutes.
- Coat it lightly with corn starch and saute for 5 minutes till it's a little crispy on edges. (Follow the recipe of my crispy tofu for the detailed recipe.)
- Or Bake - Place on a baking tray.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 400F.
Tahini Dressing
- In a food processor, blend all ingredients mentioned under the tahini ingredients list.
Final Assemble
- In a mixing bowl, add cooked quinoa, roasted veggies, chives, celery stalk, and drizzle the tahini dressing.
- Give it a nice stir.
- Garnish with some spring onions.