- prep: 10 min
- cook: 40 min
- total: 50 min
Summary
A healthy, protein-filled salad in the gorgeous colors of fall - fluffy tri-color quinoa with roasted butternut squash and sautéed kale, dressed in salt, olive oil and fresh lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 3½ cups cooked tri-color quinoa (about 1½ cups of uncooked quinoa)
- 3 cups of cubed butternut squash
- 3 cups of torn fresh kale
- Salt to taste
- ½ cup of olive oil
- 4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 802 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 27 g 41.87%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 17.88%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 447 mg 18.62%
- Calcium: 267 mg 26.67%
- Potassium: 1069 mg 30.53%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 9 mg 48.59%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 116 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 18 g 71.04%
- Sugar: 7 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 6 g
- Vitamin A 315.96%
- Vitamin C 115.41%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch7
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total5 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq