This quinoa salad is healthy and rich with flavour. It uses sweet, roasted butternut squash and creamy, rich goats cheese. Its served warm using butternut squash straight from the oven and warmed quinoa.
Season the butternut squash with olive oil, sea salt and pepper. Add to a baking tray and roast for 10-15 minutes, until the butternut squash has softened.
Meanwhile cut the goats cheese into pieces and microwave the quinoa for 60-90 seconds, until hot.
Add mixed leafs, squash, quinoa, sunflower seeds, olive oil, lime juice and a generous amount of balsamic reduction to a large mixing bowl and combine. Add the goats cheese and serve.
Notes
125g of butternut squash is approximately 1/4 of a small butternut squash (1kg).