Salad #45 · Healthy Eating
Antioxidant Superstar

Quinoa Pomegranate Power Salad

Tri-coloured quinoa, pomegranate seeds, roasted butternut squash, feta, pumpkin seeds, and a pomegranate molasses dressing. Stunning to look at. Better to eat.

Recipe
Fresh
Healthy
45 min
Total Time
4
Servings
420
Calories
45
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Ingredients

What You Need

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Tri-colour quinoa
180g dry
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Pomegranate seeds
½ cup
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Butternut squash
400g cubed
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Feta cheese
120g crumbled
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Pumpkin seeds
3 tbsp
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Rocket / arugula
80g
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Pomegranate molasses
2 tbsp
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Honey
1 tsp
Method

How to Make It

01
Roast the squash

Cube butternut squash, toss with olive oil, cinnamon, salt. Roast 200°C for 30 minutes until golden. Allow to cool slightly.

02
Cook quinoa

Rinse and cook in 2:1 water ratio 15 minutes. Fluff and season with lemon zest, oil, and salt. Allow to cool.

03
Make pomegranate dressing

Whisk pomegranate molasses, olive oil, honey, lemon juice, salt. Should be tart, sweet, and slightly syrupy.

04
Layer dramatically

Quinoa base, then squash. Scatter feta, pomegranate seeds, and pumpkin seeds. Add rocket. Drizzle dressing. The red of pomegranate against orange squash is the point.