Roasted Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups water 1 cup quinoa, rinsed 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup chopped broccoli 1 yellow bell pepper, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced ½ cucumber - peeled, seeded, and chopped ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons maple syrup ½ lemon, juiced ½ lime, juiced salt and ground black pepper to taste ½ cup chopped cilantro
Nutrition Info
- 445.2 caloriescarbohydrate: 52.1 gcholesterol: : -fat: 23.6 gfiber: 6.9 gprotein: 8.3 gsaturatedFat: 3.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 93.1 mgsugar: 10.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Roasted Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Toss sweet potatoes in olive oil on a baking sheet.
Roast in the preheated oven until tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Mix broccoli, yellow pepper, red pepper, and cucumber in a large bowl, stir in quinoa and sweet potatoes.
Whisk extra-virgin olive oil, maple syrup, lemon juice, lime juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Mix dressing into salad, garnish with cilantro.