{"id":25513,"date":"2014-12-18T19:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=25513"},"modified":"2014-12-17T09:33:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T14:33:50","slug":"avocado-quinoa-stuffed-acorn-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=25513","title":{"rendered":"Avocado &#038; Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>I found this recipe on Pinterest when my family was here over the Thanksgiving holiday, and I decided to give it a try. \u00a0It was very tasty and healthy. \u00a0If you need a break from the heavy holiday foods, this is a meal for you.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25515\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pic-Squash-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pic Squash\" width=\"394\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pic-Squash-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pic-Squash-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ACORN SQUASH STUFF WITH QUINOA AND AVOCADO<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>(recipe from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveandlemons.com\">Love and Lemons<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>3-4 small acorn squash sliced in half<\/h3>\n<h3>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/h3>\n<h3>1 medium onion<\/h3>\n<h3>2-3 cloves of minced garlic<\/h3>\n<h3>1 teaspoon cumin<\/h3>\n<h3>1 teaspoon coriander<\/h3>\n<h3>1 14 oz can green chiles<\/h3>\n<h3>1 1\/2 cups cooked quinoa ( I made it for the first time in the rice cooker, and it was so easy.)<\/h3>\n<h3>1 can black beans, drained and rinsed<\/h3>\n<h3>1\/4 cup chopped scallions<\/h3>\n<h3>1\/4 toasted pumpkin seeds (could substitute with sunflower seeds)<\/h3>\n<h3>1\/4 cup seta cheese<\/h3>\n<h3>2 avocados, diced<\/h3>\n<h3>A few squeezes of lime<\/h3>\n<h3>Salt and pepper<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Instructions.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Cut acorn squash in half and scoop out the insides. \u00a0Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. \u00a0Roast cut side up for around 35-50 mins or until the squash is tender in the middle and browned around the edges.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3. While the squash is roasting heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. \u00a0Add the onion and a few pinches of salt and pepper. \u00a0Cook the onion till translucent, then add the garlic, cumin, coriander and stir.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. Add the green chiles and stir again and then add the cooked quinoa, black beans scallions, pumpkin seeds and more salt and pepper to taste.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5. Remove from the heat and let cool. \u00a0Stir in diced avocado.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6. Scoop the filling into the acorn squash halves.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25514\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pic2-squash-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Acorn Squash stuffed with quinoa and avocado \" width=\"608\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pic2-squash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pic2-squash-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sorry about the quality of the photos, but we rushed to take a photo right before we sat down to eat. \u00a0There was no staging involved. \u00a0Have a wonderful week-end. \u00a0Thanks for stopping in.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Cheers!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found this recipe on Pinterest when my family was here over the Thanksgiving holiday, and I decided to give it a try. \u00a0It was very tasty and healthy. \u00a0If you need a break from the heavy holiday foods, this is a meal for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25513"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25513"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25520,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25513\/revisions\/25520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}