Sweet Spud As Well As Quinoa Salad




Quinoa is all the rage now, but I was introduced to this ancient grain dorsum inwards the 1980s. My mom bought it because it had a ton of wellness benefits in addition to because at that spot was a mystique nearly it beingness a rediscovered grain of the Incas. She made closed to unremarkable dish amongst it in addition to the remaining purse was seat dorsum into the pantry never to endure seen again. None of us were impressed. Through the years, I tried my mitt at quinoa, but the truth is it never captured my heart. Millet, closed to other odd-ball grain, was a 1000000 times meliorate inwards my see in addition to I turned my dorsum on quinoa.




But friends in addition to nutrient bloggers said "give cherry quinoa a try!". I tentatively bought a pocket-size purse of cherry organic quinoa from my local marketplace in addition to didn't agree much hope. My kickoff attempt was a unproblematic dish amongst sauteed kale. The results were surprisingly tasty in addition to I was opened upwardly to giving quinoa closed to other go.




This yam salad is something I brand quite oftentimes amongst couscous or millet, but decided to swap inwards closed to quinoa instead. Sure, it's a powerhouse of a dish in addition to makes a swell lunch. It's nutrient-rich, but it's likewise all kinds of tasty. Maple syrup, lemon juice, garlic, are tossed amongst spicy roasted yams and, of course, quinoa.

Quinoa, yous are starting to plough out to endure a rather fetching grain!



Sweet Potato in addition to Quinoa Salad
You tin strength out purpose any quinoa yous bring available (I'm partial to the cherry kind). This salad tin strength out endure eaten warm or mutual frigidity in addition to is extra delicious amongst a smattering of toasted almonds, cranberries in addition to feta cheese crumbled over top. 

1/2 loving cup quinoa
1 loving cup vegetable stock

three yams, peeled in addition to diced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dry reason cumin
1 teaspoon mexican chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

vinaigrette
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon, apple tree cider vinegar
1 teaspoons maple syrup
two tablespoons avocado or kokosnoot oil
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 pocket-size garlic clove, minced
tabular array salt in addition to pepper, to taste

1 light-green onion, sliced thinly
two tablespoons sliced toasted almonds (optional)
pocket-size handful of dried cranberries (optional)
feta cheese crumbles (optional)

Bring vegetable stock to a boil in addition to add together inwards quinoa. Cover in addition to simmer over medium oestrus until tender in addition to to a greater extent than oftentimes than non absorbed. Drain, fluff amongst a fork in addition to laid upwardly aside.

Meanwhile, toss yams amongst avocado or kokosnoot oil, cumin, chili pulverisation in addition to cayenne in addition to bake inwards a 400F oven for nearly twenty minutes or until tender.

In a pocket-size serving dish, toss together the quinoa in addition to yams. Combine the vinaigrette ingredients inwards a pocket-size jolt (taste & accommodate seasonings, if necessary) in addition to pour over salad. Add inwards light-green onions in addition to combine. Serve in addition to summit amongst almonds, cranberries and/or feta (if using). Dig in!

Serves two equally a master copy dish.

By Jeannette Ordas of Everybody likes Sandwiches

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