Honey-Orange Quinoa with Roasted Cauliflower
Servings
4people
Servings
4people
Ingredients
  • 2small heads cauliflower
  • 2tablespoons refined coconut oil, melted
  • 1teaspoon saltplus more to taste
  • 1/4teaspoon black pepper
  • 2/3cup chopped red onion
  • 1tablespoon olive oil
  • 2/3cup dry red quinoa
  • 1 1/2 to 2 1/2cups low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 2navel oranges
  • 1cup canned no-salt-added chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1/4cup (3 ounces) honey
  • 1cup thinly sliced radicchio
  • 2tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
  • 1/4cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4cup pine nuts, toasted
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425°. Line a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil; set aside. Trim any outer leaves from the cauliflower heads, keeping the core intact. Set cauliflower heads, stem sides down, on a cutting board. Cut two 1-inch-thick slices from the center of each of the heads, to get a total of four cauliflower planks. Save the remaining parts of each head for another use. Brush both sides of the slices with coconut oil; place in prepared pan. Sprinkle cauliflower with salt and pepper.
  2. Roast cauliflower for 20–30 minutes or until tender and bottoms and edges are browned. (If some of your planks are thinner, you may need to remove them to a warm plate until the rest are finished.)
  3. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan cook onion in hot oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Rinse quinoa in a fine-mesh sieve under cold running water; drain well. Add quinoa to pan with onion. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add broth. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 15–20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender. You may need to add more broth if quinoa looks too dry.
  4. Finely shred enough peel from one of the oranges to make 2 teaspoons; set aside. Peel oranges, making sure to remove all the bitter white pith. Seed and section the oranges. Add chickpeas and honey to quinoa mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add orange peel, orange sections, radicchio, and oregano. Cook 1 minute more, stirring gently to avoid breaking up the orange sections. Season to taste with more salt, if needed.
  5. To serve, set one cauliflower plank on each of four serving plates. Spoon quinoa mixture evenly over cauliflower. Sprinkle with feta and pine nuts.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Honey-Orange Quinoa with Roasted Cauliflower
Amount Per Serving
Calories 515 Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 770mg 32%
Total Carbohydrates 73g 24%
Dietary Fiber 11g 44%
Sugars 32g
Protein 13g 26%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

PER SERVING (1 cauliflower plank and about 3/4 cup quinoa mixture): 515 cal, 19g fat (5g mono, 5g poly, 9g sat), 8mg chol, 770mg sodium, 73g carb (11g fiber, 32g sugars), 13g protein