Fennel Roasted Acorn Squash With Quinoa

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 acorn squash
• 1 cup green grapes (cut in half)
• 1/4 cup walnuts (mildly crushed)
• 1 red onion
• 2 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• oil
• salt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tiny shallot (minced)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• freshly cracked black pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Pre-heat the oven to 400 F.
2. 2Cut the stem off the acorn squash and then cut it in half from the top down. Remove the seeds and then cut each half into ½ inch strips.
3. 3Slice the onion into big chunks of 1-inch strips.
4. 4Layer the onion, garlic slices and acorn squash in a baking pan. Drizzle oil, sprinkle salt and add the fennel seeds. Rub it nicely and allow it to roast for 20 minutes. Then, flip the squash on the other side and roast for another 5 minutes.
5. 5While the squash gets cooked, prepare the quinoa. In a pan, mix quinoa with 1-1/2 cup water and bring it to a boil. Once done, reduce it to simmer and allow it to cook until water is absorbed. It should take about 15 to 20 minutes. Once done, take it off heat and let it rest for five more minutes. Later, fluff it using a fork.
6. 6For the salad dressing, in a bowl or jar, add all the ingredients for the vinaigrette and give it a mix.
7. 7Once the onion and acorn squash are roasted, toss the cooked quinoa with half of the vinaigrette and layer it in a serving plate. Then, scatter the grapes and top it with roasted squash and onion. Drizzle some more vinaigrette and finally, add some walnuts.
8. 8Serve warm or at room temperature.