Quinoa With Roasted Beets And Pear

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   ["Preheat your oven to 400u00b0 F.", "Slice off the leaves at the top of the beets. Drizzle with a little olive oil, and then

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   wrap each individually and loosely in tin foil. Place on a baking sheet and roast for

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   40 to 50 minutes, or until soft enough that you can easily stab one with a fork and it

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   doesn't give you any problems. Unwrap and set aside to let cool; once touchable,

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   run the beets under water to slide the skin off. Cut beets into cubes.", "Lower your oven temperature to 350u00b0 F. Spread walnuts out in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast for 8 minutes. Allow the nuts to cool before giving them a

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   rough chop.", "Assemble the salad by dumping everything together into a bowl because you, brilliant human, know that that's how salads work. Quinoa, beet cubes, pear cubes, walnuts and feta, a.k.a. the dream team. Toss with a slight drizzle of balsamic, a little olive oil, and some coarse salt and freshly ground pepper. Did you know this is awesome warm or cold? It is. Bring it to work for lunch the next day because it will be bitchin' straight from the fridge, and your coworkers will be like ughhhhhhh."]

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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