I recently came across the concept of roasting strawberries. The idea of roasting strawberries came as a bit of a surprise as I had never even considered it. I like roasting vegetables because it concentrates the flavour and there was no reason that it could not do the same for strawberries. I have recently been enjoying quinoa salads and I thought that a savoury roasted strawberry quinoa salad would be a good place to start experimenting with roasted strawberries. Since strawberries and asparagus generally in season together I thought that adding asparagus would be fitting. Balsamic vinegar goes well with strawberries and I thought that roasting the strawberries in balsamic vinegar would be nice. I also figured that the strawberry juices combined with the balsamic vinegar would make a nice base for a dressing. The roasted strawberry and asparagus quinoa salad turned out to be really tasty! I really enjoyed the roasted strawberries and they were full of flavour. The balsamic dressing went really well with the roasted strawberries and the garlic added a nice bite. I can’t wait to use roasted strawberries again.
Roasted Strawberry and Asparagus Quinoa Salad
ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup strawberries (sliced)
- 1/2 pound asparagus (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup chickpeas
- 1/4 cup feta (crumbled)
- 1 handful pecans (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon mustard
directions
- Simmer the quinoa in the water until the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
- Toss the strawberries and asparagus in the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Roast the strawberries and asparagus in a preheated 400F/200C oven until caramelized, about 10-20 minutes.
- Assemble the salad.
- Mix the juices left in the roasting pan with the garlic, honey and mustard in a small bowl.
- Pour the dressing onto the salad and toss to coat.
Jody says
July 7, 2008 at 11:02 pmThis LOOKS divine…I just started cooking with quinoa…thank you for such a yummy recipe!!!
Jody
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Steph says
July 7, 2008 at 11:21 pmYour salad looks great! I’m going to miss your strawberries dishes when they are out of season.
Ferdzy says
July 7, 2008 at 11:40 pmWow! Novel concept to me too! Looks most interesting… and tasty.
Lisa says
July 7, 2008 at 11:54 pmThis is just perfect in every way. A totally balanced meal for the summer. I have roasted strawberries before. Intriguing.
meeso says
July 8, 2008 at 12:04 amWow, You have quite a way with food and you’re great at presenting it too! I can imagine how great this tastes!
VeggieGirl says
July 8, 2008 at 12:12 amKevin, you need to stop tempting me with all these delectable ingredient combinations!! ;0)
cindy* says
July 8, 2008 at 12:19 amah, this looks amazing! strawberries and balsamic and asparagus? wonderful. i will have to try this one out quite soon.
Pearlsofeast says
July 8, 2008 at 12:37 amKevin , u certainly have a great choice for combination.The colour of your dishes and presentation always appealed me.Raosted strawberry, never heard but sounds great and worth trying.
Bruno says
July 8, 2008 at 12:40 amWell, I like everything in the recipe… but I’m not sure I’d like them all in one plate. I’m going to have to try it, I suppose. What an interesting idea – thanks for being so innovative!
doggybloggy says
July 8, 2008 at 12:46 amWOW this is the first breakfast salad I have ever seen…it looks and sounds tasty
maybelles parents says
July 8, 2008 at 1:13 amlooks wonderful. i love all your uses for strawberries.
Jude says
July 8, 2008 at 1:20 amInteresting.. There’s definitely a good mix of textures in this recipe
Elly says
July 8, 2008 at 1:26 amLooks great as always, Kevin. I have never roasted strawberries but it sounds great. And you know how i love quinoa & asparagus already!
Leslie says
July 8, 2008 at 1:30 amAnother delish dish from Kevin!
Dishing Up says
July 8, 2008 at 1:40 amThis looks wonderful. I make quinoa salads every week for lunch at work and I just got some beautiful strawberries and asparagus at the farmer’s market yesterday!
Mrs Ergül says
July 8, 2008 at 1:43 amYou sure have been using loads of balsamic vinegar, haven’t you?! Interesting thing way of dealing with strawberries!
Jeanine says
July 8, 2008 at 1:48 amRoasted strawberries, I can’t say I’ve ever had that! Sounds delicious though. I need to try some recipes using quinoa. BTW, thanks for popping by our blog earlier, I appreciate the comment. 🙂
[eatingclub] vancouver || js says
July 8, 2008 at 3:31 amRoasted strawberries: cool idea! Great-looking salad and I love it that you used strawberries in a savoury dish.
StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says
July 8, 2008 at 3:42 amThat’s a lovely salad, Kevin! I love all of the different things you’ve got going on there. Great job!
Melanie says
July 8, 2008 at 3:51 amRoasting strawberries is a new concept to me but it sounds delicious!
Bridgett says
July 8, 2008 at 4:12 amWow, what a great idea! Looks like another tempting dish!
Paula says
July 8, 2008 at 4:18 amI was just thinking about preparing some quinoa when I saw your post. This looks lovely, and I’ve not seen anything like it. The combo of quinoa and garbanzo beans sounds delish to me, too. Yum!
Elra says
July 8, 2008 at 5:02 amSounds very healthy and perfect for summer!
White On Rice Couple says
July 8, 2008 at 8:18 amanother brilliant dish and lesson Kevin! I’ll start roasting strawberries from now on!
Emiline says
July 8, 2008 at 8:47 amIt’s interesting to see how your mind works.
Your salad sounds wonderful! I’m not sure yet if I like quinoa. I probably should give it another try.
Mochachocolata Rita says
July 8, 2008 at 9:38 amthis is something new…hmm i saw strawberry salad at peter’s place too..this is a trend eh?
Astra Libris says
July 8, 2008 at 12:39 pmKevin, this looks amazing! Such a brilliant idea, roasting strawberries!
Katherine Aucoin says
July 8, 2008 at 12:49 pmRoasted stawberries and balsamic vinegar is an excellent choice. Perfect blend of sweet and savory. The asparagus is a nice touch too.
Michele says
July 8, 2008 at 1:49 pmDo you remember chocolateandzucchini’s strawberry/asparagus tart, back in the day?
http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2005/04/asparagus_and_strawberry_tart.php
Fearless Kitchen says
July 8, 2008 at 2:35 pmThis is really interesting. I can’t say as I would have ever thought of roasting strawberries, but I can certainly follow your logic and it all makes sense.
Pam says
July 8, 2008 at 3:33 pmYou make healthy food looks so tasty. I love the idea of roasting strawberries!
eatme_delicious says
July 8, 2008 at 3:52 pmHoly wow!! What an amazing stunning creation. I’m definitely saving this recipe! I love that you added chickpeas to, to give it some protein.
Grace says
July 8, 2008 at 5:23 pmonce again you’ve combined what i consider to be a random assortment of ingredients and created a masterpiece. how do you do it?
Deborah says
July 8, 2008 at 5:55 pmI’ve never had roasted strawberries before. Sounds delicious!
Cheryl says
July 8, 2008 at 6:40 pmOHH my gawd that looks insanely delicious! I have never had quinoa or roasted berries, what a great idea!
Jan says
July 8, 2008 at 7:09 pmKevin whatever next! What a fantastic idea roasting strawberries! That looks amazing.
Daziano says
July 8, 2008 at 7:44 pmI love strawberries too so I’m enjoying all of your recipes!!!
Jeena says
July 8, 2008 at 7:54 pmThis is so healthy and with so so much flavour.
TheSassyChef says
July 8, 2008 at 8:06 pmSo we’re into roasting fruits eh? Sounds good to me! I never knew quinoa could look that good!
Anonymous says
July 8, 2008 at 8:42 pmI’ve never roasted strawberries! Great idea!
giz says
July 8, 2008 at 9:30 pmAnd just when I thought you were done with asparagus and strawberries – you cough up yet another fabulous dish.
Proud Italian Cook says
July 8, 2008 at 10:03 pmLeave it to you to come up with such a great idea, roasted strawberries, love it!
Anonymous says
July 8, 2008 at 11:54 pmOh this looks really nice! Roasted strawberries are really interesting to me, but surely delicious.
redmenace says
July 9, 2008 at 4:15 amThis looks delicious. Sweet and savory!!!
amandalouden says
July 10, 2008 at 8:58 amthis looks great too! I love the idea about roasting the berries. Asparagus, sadly, are no longer in season where I live…so sad.
katiez says
July 10, 2008 at 7:33 pmWhat an incredibly interesting salad!
And pretty (not to mention having all my favorite things)
Archana says
August 12, 2008 at 9:48 amI would be even more glad if you could send this recipe as well to my ONE DISH MEAL- SALAD event. So fully packed with proteins that it can make a meal
Skinny Chef says
October 24, 2008 at 12:34 pmHi Kevin,
seems like you’re one of the favorites among the Quinoa crowd… just posted several recipes with Quinoa (Quinoa Crusted Chicken Fingers + Quinoa Risotto) on my site, along with an overview post on “What is Quinoa?” I’d love your opinion – hope you have a few minutes in your busy day…
Happy and Healthy Cooking,
Skinny Chef
P.S. Almost forgot the URL: http://skinnychef.com/blog/quinoa
ttfn300 says
May 28, 2009 at 2:03 amthis was awesome! thanks for sharing 🙂
Cara says
May 4, 2010 at 1:52 pmWow, I am so glad this came up in your related links today.. as if today's recipe wasn't good enough (I love artichokes!) the idea of roasting strawberries sounds fantastic! I'm definitely bookmarking this one.
Laurierand says
June 5, 2013 at 8:42 pmAs I am eating a salad with your Roasted Strawberry Dressing, I find this on Pinterest. Your recipes always catch my eye then reward me with wonderful tasting food. Thank you!
Kelli says
June 12, 2013 at 9:38 pmI made this for lunch today (sans feta cheese) and it was really good!! Thanks for another great recipe!
Mom/Barb says
June 12, 2014 at 1:47 pmLooks awesome! Is the mustard 'dry mustard'? Thanks!!
kevin says
June 25, 2014 at 10:28 amMom/Barb: It is a wet mustard, I usually go with a dijon.