💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Cut the vegetables, zucchini, pepper, onion and carrot into bite-size pieces.
KnifeCutting board
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In a bowl, toss the vegetables, zucchini, pepper, onion and carrot with the olive oil, paprika, cumin, salt and black pepper.
Bowl
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Spread on a baking sheet in a single layer, without crowding.
Baking pan
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Roast the vegetables, zucchini, pepper, onion and carrot in a hot oven (200°C / 390°F) 25–30 minutes, until the vegetables are softened and caramelized.
⚙ Oven roastingOvenBaking pan
💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
To assemble
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Rinse the quinoa well in a fine sieve.
Colander
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Put the quinoa and the water in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed.
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💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
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Remove from the heat and leave the pot covered 10 minutes.
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Fluff the grains with a fork and let cool slightly.
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In a large bowl, mix the quinoa with the cilantro and roasted vegetables.
Bowl
11
Add the lemon juice and mix well.
437calories
14 gprotein
48 gcarbs
18 gfat
● protein 13%● carbs 47%● fat 40%
Per serving (513 g), of 4 servings
For the Roasted Vegetables · To assemble ·
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Broccoli: measured in pieces: one ≈ 400 g · 34 kcal per 100 g · More about Broccoli →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
🔧 Tools needed (9) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
