{"id":9963,"date":"2012-10-25T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T07:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=9963"},"modified":"2018-06-20T15:01:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T22:01:27","slug":"butternut-quinoa-with-cranberries-pepitas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/butternut-quinoa-with-cranberries-pepitas\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Salad\/Side Dish: Butternut Quinoa with Cranberries & Pepitas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you need any proof that it’s possible to eat fabulously as a vegan, you only need to visit Denver. We just spent the weekend with our friends Jed and Lara there and ate at Justin Cucci’s restaurants, Linger<\/a> and Root Down<\/a>. Not only is Linger’s menu focused on global street food, which would be a potential disaster in less capable hands, these restaurants serve both carnivores and vegans, satisfying all parties. \u00a0And <\/em>Root Down\u00a0<\/em>makes a mean blood orange mimosa at brunch. \u00a0I came back from Denver thinking about vegetarian dishes, and while I made a beefy, warms-your-soul pot of chili earlier in the week, I also roasted up a butternut squash and made a little butternut and quinoa salad with the flavors of fall.<\/p>\n

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While it’s all about the pumpkin this time of year, it\u2019s butternut (and sweet dumpling) squash that I really love. As much as it\u2019s \u00a0a little high-maintenance with all that peeling and cubing, roasting the dense flesh of the butternut is worth it to bring out the flavor.<\/p>\n

It might seem like twice the dressing you need, but grains seem to just drink up the dressing, especially if you plan to have this for two lunches. \u00a0You’ll want the dressing for the next day. \u00a0Omit the maple syrup if your oranges are sweet, or leave it in if you like a sweeter dressing.<\/p>\n

If you want a little meat, a slice or two of bacon fried ’til crisp and broken over the top wouldn’t be a bad addition.<\/p>\n

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