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Looking for a healthy and delicious roasted asparagus salad recipe? Check out this roasted asparagus and feta quinoa salad—it’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser!
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Roasted Asparagus & Feta Quinoa Salad

Looking for a healthy and delicious roasted asparagus salad recipe? Check out this roasted asparagus and feta quinoa salad—it’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser! 
Author Vivian Carpenter

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh asparagus about 15-20 spears
  • 1 cup red quinoa
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup of crumbled feta cheese
  • ½ cup chopped almonds walnuts or pecans
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Kosher salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 teaspoons of garlic powder

Instructions

  • Cook the quinoa.
  • In a medium saucepan, bring one cup of red quinoa and two cups of water to a boil. After it boils rapidly, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • All of the liquid needs to be absorbed. Once you reach this point, fluff the cooked quinoa with a fork.
  • Transfer the cooked quinoa to a mesh strainer and strain the excess water. Place it back to the pot where you cooked it, cover, and set aside.
  • Roast the asparagus.
  • Bend each asparagus spear by snapping the bottom the stalk. This will break naturally where the woody part ends.
  • Preheat the oven to 425F. Line a parchment paper on the baking pan and carefully arrange the asparagus in one layer.
  • Drizzle the asparagus with two tablespoons of olive oil, and lightly season with salt and pepper. Roast the asparagus for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Once cooled, cut the asparagus into 2-inch pieces. Set aside.
  • Assemble the salad.
  • In a serving bowl, combine the quinoa (it should still be warm at this point) and the pieces of asparagus.
  • Toss in the crumbled feta cheese and the almonds, and season with salt and pepper according to your preference.