Beet, Citrus & Quinoa Salad with Pistachios

Roasted beets and orange segments over herbed quinoa with pistachios and orange-sherry vinaigrette.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 15g

Quinoa (9g)
Pistachios (4g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

No added sweeteners in this recipe — it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.

Ingredients (all organic)

✓ Beets, 2, roasted
✓ Orange, 1, segmented
✓ Cooked quinoa, 1 cup
✓ Pistachios, 3 tbsp
✓ Sherry vinegar, 1 tbsp
✓ Olive oil, 1 tbsp
✓ Mint + parsley, 1/4 cup
✓ Shallot

How to Prep

1Roast beets wrapped in foil at 425°F for 50 minutes; slip skins, cube.
2Fold herbs through the quinoa.
3Whisk vinaigrette with juice from the orange segments.
4Plate quinoa, beets, oranges; scatter pistachios.

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📍 Buy the ingredients — Chicagoland

Every ingredient above is stocked organic at these local spots:

Whole Foods Market — Lakeview
Fresh Thyme Market — Bucktown
Pete's Fresh Market — Bridgeport
Mariano's — Throughout Chicagoland
Dill Pickle Food Co-op — Logan Square
Sugar Beet Food Co-op — Oak Park

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Beet, Citrus & Quinoa Salad with Pistachios

Ingredients (all organic)

How to Prep

📍 Buy the ingredients — Chicagoland

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