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Ingredients
- 5 oz Brazil nuts
- 35 oz water
- 7 oz quinoa
- 10 ½ - 12 oz butternut squash, diced (approx. ½-¾ in. pieces)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 lime peels, to make zest, no pith
- ½ tsp fine sea salt, to taste
- ½ tsp ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 - 2 oz fresh cilantro leaves, to taste, divided
- 1 oz brown rice vinegar
- ½ oz lime juice
- 6 ½ oz olive oil
- 3 ½ oz radishes, stems removed, halved
- 1 oz shallots, halved (approx. ¼ in.)
- 3 ½ oz Granny Smith apples, stems removed, quartered
- 3 ½ oz jicama, peeled cut into pieces (approx. 1 in.)
- 3 oz scallions, hand sliced on the bias (approx. ¼ in.)
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 3101.4 kJ / 741.3 kcal
- Protein
- 11.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 47.6 g
- Fat
- 58.7 g
- Saturated Fat
- 9.7 g
- Fibre
- 10.9 g
- Sodium
- 258.9 mg
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