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Home » Type » Side Dishes » Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut, and Toasted Almonds {Giveaway}

Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut, and Toasted Almonds {Giveaway}

October 20, 2017 by Faith 38 Comments

Zoup! provided me with product for the purpose of this post, as well as compensation for my time. As always, all opinions expressed in this post are my own.

Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut, and Toasted Almonds is packed with flavor and nutrition, and is the perfect addition to any holiday spread or fall gathering.

Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut Squash, and Toasted Almonds Top View on Wooden Crate Vertical Orientation

We all have our classic holiday side dish standbys. Green bean casserole, candied yams, and buttery mashed potatoes, to name just a few of my family’s favorites. I’ll occasionally do a rice dish (typically a pilaf) of some kind, and just to mix things up, I thought why not a quinoa pilaf?

Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut Squash, and Toasted Almonds Front View with Wooden Crate and White LinenIngredients for Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut Squash, and Toasted Almonds Recipe

The secret ingredient in this sweet and savory quinoa is a spice that’s more frequently used in sweet baked goods than savory meals: cinnamon! Actually though, cinnamon is a common ingredient as part of a spice blend in quite a few savory Middle Eastern and Indian dishes and that’s what gave me the idea to add it to this pilaf. (Plus there’s the fact that fall, cranberries, butternut squash and cinnamon just feel right together.)

You can tell just by looking at all those gorgeous colors that this is a healthy salad, but its nutrition goes past what you can see. I used Zoup! Chicken Bone Broth as the liquid to cook the quinoa, which is a great way to bump up both the flavor and nutrition. Zoup! is cooked in kettles in small batches, low in calories, paleo-friendly, zero carb, and completely free of hormones, gluten, GMO’s, fat, trans fat and saturated fat.

Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut Squash, and Toasted Almonds on Metal Tray Vertical Orientation

One of the interesting things about Zoup! is that it started in the soup business as a fast-casual franchise chain of restaurants, and is now also bringing restaurant-quality broth to supermarkets. I always love it when my favorite restaurants make their products available for home cooks! Zoup!’s broth can be purchased at retailers nationwide, including Albertsons, The Fresh Market, Giant, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Rouse’s, Gelson’s, Central Market, Fresh Thyme and Safeway. Get a $1 off coupon by heading over to their site. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions and check them out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

What’s your family’s go-to festive side dish?

Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut Squash, and Toasted Almonds on Metal Tray Horizontal Orientation

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Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut, and Toasted Almonds
Prep time:  20 mins
Cook time:  30 mins
Total time:  50 mins
Yield: 8 side dish-sized servings
 
Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut, and Toasted Almonds is packed with flavor and nutrition, and is the perfect addition to any holiday spread or fall gathering.
Ingredients
Roasted Butternut Squash:
  • 1½ tablespoons clarified butter (ghee), melted
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 lb (450 g) butternut squash, peeled and cubed into ½-inch pieces (about 3 heaping cups cubed)
Quinoa:
  • 1½ tablespoons clarified butter (ghee)
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 cup (170 g) white quinoa, rinsed under cool running water and drained
  • ¾ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1¾ cups (415 ml) Zoup! Chicken Bone Broth, heated to a simmer
  • ½ cup organic dried whole cranberries
Other:
  • 4 cups baby kale or arugula
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds, toasted in a dry skillet on the stovetop or in a 325F oven for 10 minutes
Instructions
  1. For the squash, preheat oven to 425F. Toss together the melted ghee, salt, black pepper, and squash, and spread out on a large baking sheet. Roast until tender inside and golden outside, about 30 minutes, tossing once halfway through.
  2. Meanwhile, for the quinoa, heat the ghee in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once hot, add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the quinoa and cook until it starts to smell nutty, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the salt, cinnamon, black pepper, bone broth, and cranberries. Bring to a boil, cover the saucepan and turn the heat down to low. Cook until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let the quinoa sit with the lid on for 10 minutes before fluffing.
  3. To serve, arrange the greens on a large serving platter. Spread out the quinoa onto the greens, and add the butternut on top. Sprinkle on the almonds. Serve.
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: : GIVEAWAY : :

Zoup Bone Broth

Thank you to Zoup! for sponsoring this giveaway; they are giving away four jars of their Zoup! Good, Really Good Chicken Bone Broth to one lucky winner!

To participate in this giveaway, just leave a comment on this post telling me what you would make with this bone broth.

For extra entries, you can do any of the following (please leave a separate comment for each so they can be counted as additional entries):

  • Tell me your favorite holiday side dish!
  • Like An Edible Mosaic on Facebook.
  • Like Zoup! on Facebook.
  • Share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest using the hashtag #ZoupBroth and handle @AnEdibleMosaic.

You do not need to have a blog to enter this giveaway. To enter, you must be at least 18 years old. For shipping purposes, this giveaway is only open to U.S. residents and we are not able to ship to P.O. boxes. This giveaway ends on October 27, 2017 at 11:59 PM EST. Once the giveaway ends, the winner will be randomly chosen and notified via email. The winner will have three business days to respond with his or her mailing information, otherwise a new winner will be randomly chosen. Good luck to all!

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Comments

  1. Pat says

    November 1, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    I would make chicken and rice soup.

    Reply
  2. Annette says

    October 27, 2017 at 2:08 am

    I followed Zoup! on Facebook.

    Reply
  3. Annette says

    October 27, 2017 at 2:07 am

    https://www.facebook.com/annette.prejean/posts/1714633411889296?pnref=story

    Reply
  4. Annette says

    October 27, 2017 at 2:07 am

    I already liked your Facebook page.

    Reply
  5. Annette says

    October 27, 2017 at 2:06 am

    My favorite holiday side dish is cornbread dressing. I use an old recipe that has fresh herbs and pecans from my day’s trees.

    Reply
  6. Annette says

    October 27, 2017 at 2:03 am

    I’d use it to make my favorite soups, like Tuscan Vegetable Soup.

    Reply
  7. Laura | Tutti Dolci says

    October 26, 2017 at 12:57 am

    I love these fall flavors, what a beautiful side dish!

    Reply
  8. Dandi D says

    October 24, 2017 at 9:29 pm

    I like Zoup! on Facebook as Dandi Daffyhill.

    Reply
  9. Dandi D says

    October 24, 2017 at 9:28 pm

    I like your page on Facebook as Dandi Daffyhill.

    Reply
  10. Dandi D says

    October 24, 2017 at 9:28 pm

    My favorite holiday side dish is sweet potato casserole.

    Reply
  11. Dandi D says

    October 24, 2017 at 9:27 pm

    I would make some fall soups for sure!

    Reply
  12. Liz Blunt says

    October 24, 2017 at 5:23 pm

    My favorite side dish for any meal is maple flavored mashed sweet potatoes — with Texas pecans on top!

    Reply
  13. Liz Blunt says

    October 24, 2017 at 5:22 pm

    I think the broth would be perfect for chicken noodle soup!

    Reply
  14. Bianca T says

    October 24, 2017 at 3:02 pm

    my favorite holiday side is roasted sweet potatoes!

    Reply
  15. Bianca T says

    October 24, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    i would make lentil soup!

    Reply
  16. jberry says

    October 23, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    I’d keep it simple with some mayocobas, greens, garlic & some root veg for bulk.

    Reply
  17. Michel says

    October 23, 2017 at 1:46 pm

    I’ve been making a lot of different soups this year and would love to try this one!

    Reply
  18. Eileen says

    October 22, 2017 at 5:15 pm

    You have to love a really good chicken broth, and I know exactly what I would make with mine — plenty of delicious brothy soups with noodles and carrots and pieces of seared sausage. :) Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

    Reply
  19. Emily says

    October 21, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    I would make a white chicken chili!

    Reply
  20. Tracee says

    October 21, 2017 at 9:30 am

    I’ve been watching for Zoup at my Giant Eagle! I am a soup freak and need to get lots of protein so I need Zoup now!!

    Reply
  21. Denise says

    October 21, 2017 at 6:54 am

    I would love to try using Zoup in your recipe for Sweet and Savory Quinoa Pilaf with Cranberries, Roasted Butternut, and Toasted Almonds. My favorite holiday side dish is always something with cranberries.

    Reply
  22. Ashley says

    October 20, 2017 at 9:31 pm

    I straight just want to drink this broth in a mug and sit back and relax <33

    Reply
  23. Ashley Kolpak says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:58 pm

    I would make chicken noodle soup

    Reply
  24. Nikki says

    October 20, 2017 at 6:26 pm

    I would warm it up and drink it

    Reply
  25. Peter D says

    October 20, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    Favorite holiday side dish is broccoli casserole!

    Reply
  26. Peter D says

    October 20, 2017 at 12:19 pm

    I would make chicken soup and use it for cooking rice. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  27. Tim says

    October 20, 2017 at 11:31 am

    I shared on Twitter at https://twitter.com/1froglegs/status/921413449678315520

    Reply
  28. Tim says

    October 20, 2017 at 11:30 am

    I Like Zoup! on Facebook.as Tim Lintz

    Reply
  29. Tim says

    October 20, 2017 at 11:29 am

    I Like An Edible Mosaic on Facebook.as Tim Lintz

    Reply
  30. Tim says

    October 20, 2017 at 11:28 am

    My favorite side dish is cornbread stuffing. I like bread stuffing as well, but I grew up on the cornbread variety.

    Reply
  31. Tim says

    October 20, 2017 at 11:26 am

    We use broth primarily for gravy, so that is most likely what we would use these for. Soups and stews are also a likely option.

    Reply
  32. Diane says

    October 20, 2017 at 10:36 am

    This sounds interesting as neither my husband or I have found that we really like quinoa. I have some in the cupboard though and this recipe might just win us both so I will certainly try. Think we live too far away sadly for the giveaway but it sounds delicious. Have a good day Diane

    Reply
  33. carol clark says

    October 20, 2017 at 9:47 am

    i dont know what it taste like but i would use a little for some dressing a small batch to see if i like it then id use it for thanksgiving

    Reply
  34. latanya says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:48 am

    I like you on facebook

    Reply
  35. latanya says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:47 am

    I like Zoup on facebook

    Reply
  36. latanya says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:46 am

    https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/921356563893407745

    Reply
  37. latanya says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:43 am

    I love stuffing.

    Reply
  38. latanya says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:42 am

    I would make chicken noodle soup.

    Reply

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