Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, spiced roasted pumpkin quinoa. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Quinoa is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Quinoa is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have spiced roasted pumpkin quinoa using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Quinoa:
- Take 1 small sweet pumpkin or winter squash (300-400g) like acorn, kabocha, butternut or sweet dumpling
- Prepare 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Get 1 tsp pie spices (mix of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger)
- Prepare 1 dash salt
- Get 1/2 cup quinoa, any color or mix
- Take 1 cup water
- Make ready 1 Tbsp honey or brown sugar (add more to taste)
Instructions to make Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Quinoa:
- Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C. Remove seeds and cut pumpkin or squash into small cubes. Mix with spices, oil and a bit of sugar if you want a touch of sweetness.
- Put in oven…
- After 20 minutes, turn over pumpkin/squash with a spatula and then roast for another 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the quinoa. First, rinse 1/2 cup of quinoa with water.
- Place in a small pot with 1 cup of water and a dash or two of salt.
- Bring to a boil then turn to low. Simmer, covered with lid for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for an additional 5 minutes.
- Ta-da! Fluffy quinoa!
- After 40 minutes of roasting, your pumpkin or squash should be browned to sweet deliciousness!
- After quinoa has finished, roughly mix in the roasted pumpkin or squash. Sprinkle with additional touch of spice if needed and drizzle with honey (or brown sugar). Enjoy!
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