Butternut squash, black bean and quinoa salad

I made this salad recently and was impressed that my daughter is asking for it again, this is tasty, with lots of flavor and nourishing. 

Ingredients:

• one butternut squash, cubed to roast
• one pack of boil in the bag quinoa love these as easy and fast to cook
• one can of black beans 
• a handful of cilantro chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon of cumin and coriander powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked chipotle pepper 
• a dash of olive oil
• 1/4 of a red onion finely chopped

Method;

1. heat oven to 400 degrees, roast butternut squash for 20 -30 min until soft with olive oil, salt and pepper and smoked chipotle pepper
2. meanwhile cook the quinoa 
3. then in a large mixing bowl, mix the squash, a can of black beans, onion, cumin and coriander powder, cilantro and a little more chipotle pepper. 

This makes a fun lunch or as a side dish. 

Happy new year wonderful folks. 

I wanted to share this lovely moment in the mountains yesterday- 

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