Superfood Salad recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup water ½ cup quinoa ½ sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks 1 beet, peeled and cut into chunks ½ cup edamame (soybeans) 1 plum tomato, chopped ½ red bell pepper, diced ½ (5 ounce) package fresh spinach ¼ large red onion, diced 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice 1 clove garlic, chopped ground black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese, or to taste
Nutrition Info
- 368.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 55.7 gcholesterol: 5.6 mgfat: 12 gfiber: 9 gprotein: 11.7 gsaturatedFat: 2.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 147.5 mgsugar: 11.2 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Superfood Salad
Directions
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Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add quinoa and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and cover, simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Pour into a strainer, run cold water over quinoa to cool slightly.
Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add sweet potato and beet, cover and steam until tender, about 15 minutes. Add edamame, steam until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and cool until running water.
Combine tomato, red bell pepper, spinach, red onion, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and black pepper in a large bowl. Fold in cooked quinoa, sweet potato, beet, and edamame. Top salad with goat cheese.