Roasted Fish and Veggies with Quinoa and Pine Nuts

By lianbl88

Ingredients

• 2 carrots, cut into 2-inch sticks
• 1 large yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 1/2 cup grape tomatoes
• 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, divided
• 4 (3-ounce) pieces mild white fish fillet such as tilapia or flounder
• 1 lemon, Zest and juice of
• 1 cup quinoa, cooked according to package directions
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F and line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Place carrots, bell pepper, tomatoes, onion, garlic and 1/8 teaspoon salt in the pan and toss. Bake in the top third of the oven until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes.

Stir vegetables, arrange fish on top and sprinkle with remaining salt, lemon zest and juice and bake until fish is just cooked through, 15 to 20 more minutes. Transfer fish and vegetables to plates or a platter along with the quinoa and sprinkle with cilantro and pine nuts.