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Quinoa with Roasted Mushrooms takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa with Roasted Mushrooms takes 30 minutes to cook.

Quinoa with Roasted Mushrooms makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa with Roasted Mushrooms are:

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 small pear, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
1 garlic clove halved
2 pounds portobella mushrooms, stemmed and gills scraped out
1 cup red or white quinoa
3 cups tightly packed spinach, chopped
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Here is how you make Quinoa with Roasted Mushrooms:

Preheat oven to 475 degrees.Put vinegar, mustard, pear, and garlic in a food processor with 1/3 cup water and blend until smooth, about 1 minute. Cut mushrooms into chucks and combine in a large mixing bowl with 1/4 cup of the pear balsamic dressing. Spread mushrooms in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast mushrooms until tender, stirring occaisonally, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. While mushrooms roast, prepare quinoa. In a medium pot, bring 1 3/4 cup of water toa boil. Stir in quinoa, cover pot, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove pot from heat and set aside, covered, 10 minutes more. Uncover and fluff quinoa qith a fork.Combine mushrooms, quinoa, spinach, green oninons, almonds, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup more pear balsamic dressing in a large, wide serving bowl. Stir to mix well. Serve with remaining dressing on the side.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRISTYBILES.

The nutritional information for Quinoa with Roasted Mushrooms is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 232.2

• Total Fat: 6.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 65.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 10.2 g