- prep: 20 min
- cook: 35 min
- total: 55 min
Summary
For this pretty side or meatless main salad, use medium and small squash for the best flavor. Quinoa and walnuts (or a grain and nut of your choosing) add heft.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup red or other quinoa, rinsed in a fine-mesh sieve, drained
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt plus more for seasoning
- 1 pound assorted summer squash
- 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan plus 1/4 cup shaved with a peeler
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Sherry vinegar
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 384 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 32 g 48.64%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 20.69%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 2 mg 0.72%
- Sodium: 1014 mg 42.27%
- Calcium: 66 mg 6.64%
- Potassium: 407 mg 11.64%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 7.19%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 21 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g 17.65%
- Sugar: 5 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 7 g
- Vitamin A 20.68%
- Vitamin C 51.07%
- Vitamin D 0.13%
- * 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 - Fat6
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total1 oz-eq