Quinoa Harvest Salad in a Roasted Portobello Mushroom
A versatile quinoa salad filled with sweet apples, nuts, and dried fruit that can be layered over chicken breast, burgers, or (as I used) a grilled portobello mushroom, keeping the recipe vegan/vegetarian.
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course First Course to Meal, Main Dish
Cuisine South American
- 1 cups quinoa Cooked, any variety you wish
- 1/2 cup Cranberries Dried
- 1/2 cup Walnuts Chopped
- 2 small Apples Gala
- 1/4 cup Mint leaves Fresh, or you can replace with your favorite herbs
- Juice lemon
- 1 Tbsp olive oil Increase or decrease depending on your taste. You could use other oils as well: salad, sunflower, avocado, coconut, etc.
- 1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
- 4 large Portobello Mushrooms Cleaned & remove stem
- 1 Tbsp olive oil Or you can use a little veggie broth or liquid aminos to sautè
- garlic powder To taste
- Himalayan Pink Salt & Pepper To taste
Cook 1 cup of dry quinoa per package instructions.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together lemon juice, honey, oil, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper.
Gently combine cranberries, walnuts, sliced apples, arugula and herbs with quinoa.
Add the dressing mixture. Lightly blend together.
Heat pan over medium heat with oil or veggie broth or Bragg Liquid Aminos. Place mushroom top into pan, cap down.
Drizzle a small amount of of balsamic vinegar on the gills.
Keep flipping mushroom to both sides as you grill so both sides cook evenly, 5-8 minutes.
Place quinoa mixture over the grilled portobello mushrooms and dig in!
Melissa's Modifications: This can be a very versatile recipe ... If you eat meat, you can add a slice of grilled chicken between the mushroom and quinoa. Vegans could add a veggie burger for more fiber, protein, etc... Feta cheese (regular or vegan) can be added to quinoa for another modification.
Nutritional Value: Calories 245; Fat 13g; Carbs 25g; Fiber 3.5g; Cholesterol 0; Protein 4g