RecipesQuinoa Stuffed Squash with Walnuts and Pomegranate
Quinoa Stuffed Squash with Walnuts and Pomegranate
Servings4
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time55 mins
Total Time1 hour
Skill LevelEasy
1 large butternut squash
3 tbsp oil
1/2 small onion
1 celery stalk
2 cloves
2 gloves garlic
1 cup kale, chopped
1/2 cup mushrooms, diced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tbsp fresh parsley
1 tsbp fresh thyme
1 cup quinoa, cooked
2/3 cup walnuts, toasted
Pomegranate seeds
How to make it
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Wash the squash, cut in half, scoop out all the seeds and discard. Rub the outside and inside with 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt. Place stuffed squash halves on a baking tray and bake for 40-45 minutes or until flesh inside is soft.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan heat 2 tbsp oil and sauté onion and celery for about 5 minutes. Add garlic, kale, walnuts, mushrooms, salt, pepper and fresh herbs and cook for another couple minutes until mushrooms and kale are soft. Mix with the cooked quinoa and stuff this mixture into the baked squash and bake for another 10 minutes.
Garnish with pomegranate seeds, parsley and thyme.
