Warm Quinoa Salad with Roasted Vegetables

If you are looking for a healthy but tasty side dish you have to try this warm quinoa salad with roasted vegetables. Colorful full of flavor, the roasted vegetables go wonderfully with the chewy quinoa grain. You can eat this either as a healthy warm quinoa side dish or as a cold salad. Either way it’s delicious!

You might also like this artichoke and olives balsamic pasta recipe.

Right after Christmas I was ready to go fully back to keto but I did want to eat more healthily. So I gathered all my healthy foods and made this super tasty warm quinoa salad with roasted vegetables.

What I love about this dish is that you can eat the vegetables alone and they are delicious but the addition of the chewy quinoa makes it more substantial.

Also you can eat it warm as a healthy side dish or cold as a salad. You could also add a protein like chicken or shrimp and make it a full meal.

Recipe ingredients I used.

I used a lot of different vegetables with this recipe because I love how colorful it is and they are all my favorite vegetables to roast.

I used quinoa, olive oil, yellow zucchini, green zucchini, bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, grape tomatoes, Italian seasoning and fresh garlic cloves.

Other additions are goat or feta cheese crumbles. Grated parmesan cheese and shredded asiago cheese would work too. Sun dried tomato would go well with these cheeses.

I personally love pine nuts and would eat them everyday but they are expensive. However they would be great with this dish. Just toast them and sprinkle on top when it’s done.

How to make warm quinoa salad with roasted vegetables.

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400°F and spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 2: Chop all of the vegetables into bite size pieces. Place them in a medium bowl and toss with olive oil, salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning and garlic.

Step 3: Once you have thoroughly coated all the veggies, place them on the prepared baking sheet and spread them out into a single layer. Place them in the oven for about 30 minutes.

Check on them to make sure they are browning nicely and not burning. Cooking times may vary depending on the size of your pieces.

Step 4: While the veggies are roasting, cook your dry quinoa according to the packaging directions. You need 2 cups of cooked quinoa to make this recipe. Here is a post on how to cook quinoa perfectly if you need it.

Step 5: Once the roasted veggies are done, add the cooked fluffy quinoa to the baking sheet and mix around with the vegetables to soak up all the oil and spices on the tray.

Pour the quinoa mixture into a large bowl and serve warm as a side dish or refrigerate for a cold salad. (Please scroll down for the printable recipe card.)

If you want to you can garnish with herbs like fresh cilantro, parsley and even basil.

Different ways to eat this quinoa dish.

We ate this recipe as a warm salad side dish alongside some air fryer pork chops. I then ate it cold for the next day as a salad for lunch.

You can even add a little salad dressing of ¼ cup fresh lemon juice, ½ cup olive oil and a teaspoon of lemon zest. Mix the dressing well but just use as much as you need to mix in with the salad.

However you could also make this a main dish. You can eat it as is right out of the oven for a vegetarian dinner or add your favorite protein like roasted chicken, shrimp, pork, etc for more of a complete meal.

Other healthy quinoa recipes to try.

I really like nutty flavor and chewy texture of quinoa. So when I make it, I find it’s good to make a double batch and use it in other recipes. Below are few sweet and savory quinoa recipes you might like.

• lemon and marinated vegetable quinoa salad
• cranberry orange quinoa breakfast bowl
• cherry chocolate baked quinoa breakfast
• buffalo chicken quinoa skillet
• pomegranate quinoa pilaf

Next time you are looking for a healthy are hearty dish try this roasted vegetable quinoa bowl. It really is quite tasty and filling. Enjoy!