Roasted beets, fresh salad and fllavor packed quinoa!

I love beets. Nathan not so much. I would like to say that these delectable roasted beets changed his mind...but no, I'm sad to say they did not. If you are a beet fan, you are going to LOVE these! As far as salads go I like to keep them simple. We grow an arugula, red leaf salad mix in our garden that I really love.  I like to chop up cucumbers, and radishes on top of mine. Sometimes I like to chop up strawberries on it, just depends on the day. Anyway onto the recipes!

P.S. I don't take fabulous pictures so please don't judge me:).

Roasted beets

- 8 Beets, remove the skins, and chop the beets.
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tsp. Fresh thyme chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Preheat oven 400 degrees.
mix all the above and roast for 40- 45 min.


Flavorful Quinoa

I really love this food, it is so good and simple to make.

- 1 C. Rinsed quinoa
- 2 C. Chicken stock
- 2 tsp. Fresh thyme chopped
- 1/2 Yellow onion chopped
- Fresh garlic chopped about 2 large cloves
- 1/2 tsp. Salt

Bring chicken stock, rinsed quinoa, and all ingredients above to a boil. Put a lid on and turn heat down to a simmer for ruffly 15 minutes, until light and fluffy.

Simple salad dressing

- 1/3 C. Olive OIl
- 1/3 C. Balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/4 tsp salt & pepper
- 2 tsp. brown spicy mustard

Put all ingredients into a salad dressing bottle shake really well until emulsified.