{"id":3048,"date":"2016-12-12T09:11:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:17:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:17:32","slug":"healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Whether you are on a time crunch, on a low carb diet, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan or &#8216;you just ran out of ideas&#8217; diet, this recipe is just what you need!<\/h4>\n<h5>It satisfies all dietary preferences and needs and is sooo good! This recipe was a hit among my guests on Thanksgiving, so I thought I&#8217;d share it with you too.<\/h5>\n<h5>My\u00a0Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad\u00a0is a mix of all tastes and textures: crunchy and soft, sweet and sour, slightly salty and spicy&#8230; And above all, is a complete meal, as quinoa is know for being a complete protein source (it contains all of the 9 amino acids needed for proper function).<\/h5>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #bd0150;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>1 1\/2 cup quinoa<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>3 cups water<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>\u00bd cup pomegranate seeds (or the seeds from one pomegranate fruit)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>2 cups butternut squash (cut in small cubes) \u2013 about half of a squash<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>2 tbs. olive oil<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>2 tbs. chopped fresh basil<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>3 tbs. chopped cilantro<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>1 tsp. chopped jalapeno pepper<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>1 tbs. lemon juice<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Salt and pepper to taste<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><em>Makes about 5 servings<\/em><\/h5>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #bd0150;\">Directions<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #bd0150;\">Step 1.<\/span> Cook quinoa in 3 cups of water (I recommend cooking it in a rice cooker, as it turns out fluffy and done just right, without making it mushy). Once cooked, set aside and let it cool off a bit.<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #bd0150;\">Step 2.<\/span> In the meantime, preheat oven to 425 \u00b0 F. Rub the butternut squash cubes with olive oil, salt and pepper and place in a slightly greased large pan, making sure the cubes are spread apart. If they are overly crowded they will mostly boil and not develop that nice gold crust. Roast for approximately 20 minutes or until they are done and have a slightly gold crust. Make sure to check on them at half time and flip them, so they don\u2019t stick to the pan. Once done set aside.<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #bd0150;\">Step 3.<\/span> Chop the cilantro, basil and jalapeno and set aside.<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #bd0150;\">Step 4.<\/span> Mix quinoa and butternut squash together in a bowl; add pomegranate seeds, cilantro, basil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.<\/h5>\n<h5>Voila! Your dish is ready to be enjoyed by itself or as a side. Since quinoa is one of the most complex vegetarian protein sources, you can really serve it by itself, with no additional animal protein.<\/h5>\n<h5>Want more healthy but tasty recipe inspiration?<\/h5>\n<h5><script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.9.17 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-3086 mc4wp-form-basic\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"3086\" data-name=\"Default sign-up form\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><div class=\"col-md-5\">\r\n        <h4 style=\"color:#fff;text-align:left; margin-top:10px;\"> Your healthy-zesty life starts here!<\/h4>\r\n        <h5 style=\"color:#fff;text-align:left\"> Get my FREE Healthy-Zesty Starter Kit, including gut healing guide, healthy meal planning tips and zesty recipes so you feel and look your best for life!<\/h5>\r\n\t\r\n     <\/div>\r\n     <div class=\"col-md-2\">\r\n<br\/>\r\n            <input type=\"text\" name=\"FNAME\" placeholder=\"Name\" maxlength=\"12\" required=\"required\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\">\r\n     <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-2\">\r\n<br\/>\r\n              <input type=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"email\" maxlength=\"23\" required=\"required\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-email \">\r\n     <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-2 md2_subm\">\r\n      \r\n<br\/>\r\n          <input type=\"submit\" style=\"background:#B6E055; height:40px; width:100%;color:white; font-size: 18px;\" value=\"Sign me up\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit\"\/>\r\n     <\/div>\r\n<\/head>\r\n  <body>\r\n\r\n    \r\n      <div class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LeU2ZYqAAAAAMdnt8n_4Wh1bzMBiD_Da0cFCt0j\"><\/div>\r\n      <br\/>\r\n    \r\n  <\/body> \r\n<\/html><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1736371537\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"3086\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #bd0150;\">GET EVEN HEALTHIER!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5>Do you intend to lose weight, eat healthy, and feel fantastic? Make a plan to succeed by getting the support you need! As a Health Coach, I specialize in helping people make their own healthy changes. Ready to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/2fbdf38c6916\/5pov6o7bwl\">Schedule an initial complimentary consultation with me today<\/a>\u2014or pass this offer on to someone you care about!<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are on a time crunch, on a low carb diet, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,117,7,116,115],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad | HealthyZesty<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad | HealthyZesty\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether you are on a time crunch, on a low carb diet, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free,...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HealthyZesty\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/healthyzesty\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/healthyzesty\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-12T14:11:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-27T21:17:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3255.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Camelia Panati\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Camelia Panati\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Camelia Panati\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff7947124eb63385dea0d9766d4f08c\"},\"headline\":\"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-12T14:11:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-27T21:17:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/\"},\"wordCount\":436,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff7947124eb63385dea0d9766d4f08c\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Gluten Free\",\"Main Dish\",\"Recipes\",\"Vegan\",\"Vegetarian\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/\",\"name\":\"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad | HealthyZesty\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-12T14:11:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-27T21:17:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/\",\"name\":\"HealthyZesty\",\"description\":\"Your Healthy Zesty path to Wellness\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff7947124eb63385dea0d9766d4f08c\"},\"alternateName\":\"Camelia Panati\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff7947124eb63385dea0d9766d4f08c\",\"name\":\"Camelia Panati\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Website-Background_New.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Website-Background_New.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1414,\"caption\":\"Camelia Panati\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"Camelia Panati is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and board certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. A cancer survivor and holistic health enthusiast, she is a firm believer that what we feed our body and soul has a huge impact on our overall wellbeing. Her own health challenges and healing journey taught her the devastating effects an unbalanced gut has on one\u2019s health, which is why she believes that healing the gut is the first and most important step in regaining our energy and living a healthy-zesty life! Her mission is to help others thrive and live a healthy-zesty life through nutrition, gut healing practices, self-care and lifestyle choices in a way that is flexible, fun and rewarding.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/healthyzesty.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/healthyzesty\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cameliapanati\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/author\/securehealthyzesty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad | HealthyZesty","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad | HealthyZesty","og_description":"Whether you are on a time crunch, on a low carb diet, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free,...","og_url":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/","og_site_name":"HealthyZesty","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/healthyzesty\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/healthyzesty\/","article_published_time":"2016-12-12T14:11:22+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-11-27T21:17:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1440,"height":1920,"url":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3255.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Camelia Panati","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Camelia Panati","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/"},"author":{"name":"Camelia Panati","@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff7947124eb63385dea0d9766d4f08c"},"headline":"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad","datePublished":"2016-12-12T14:11:22+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-27T21:17:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/"},"wordCount":436,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff7947124eb63385dea0d9766d4f08c"},"articleSection":["Gluten Free","Main Dish","Recipes","Vegan","Vegetarian"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/","url":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/","name":"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad | HealthyZesty","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-12-12T14:11:22+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-27T21:17:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/healthy-zesty-quinoa-salad\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Healthy Zesty Quinoa Salad"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/","name":"HealthyZesty","description":"Your Healthy Zesty path to Wellness","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff7947124eb63385dea0d9766d4f08c"},"alternateName":"Camelia Panati","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff7947124eb63385dea0d9766d4f08c","name":"Camelia Panati","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Website-Background_New.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Website-Background_New.jpg","width":2048,"height":1414,"caption":"Camelia Panati"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"description":"Camelia Panati is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and board certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. A cancer survivor and holistic health enthusiast, she is a firm believer that what we feed our body and soul has a huge impact on our overall wellbeing. Her own health challenges and healing journey taught her the devastating effects an unbalanced gut has on one\u2019s health, which is why she believes that healing the gut is the first and most important step in regaining our energy and living a healthy-zesty life! Her mission is to help others thrive and live a healthy-zesty life through nutrition, gut healing practices, self-care and lifestyle choices in a way that is flexible, fun and rewarding.","sameAs":["http:\/\/healthyzesty.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/healthyzesty\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cameliapanati\/"],"url":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/author\/securehealthyzesty\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3048"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4303,"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048\/revisions\/4303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyzesty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}