Salad

Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad is for Salad.

Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad takes 5 minutes to cook.

Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad are:

1 cup dry quinoa
2 cups water
1 large sweet potato, diced
1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced
1/4 cup minced red onion or shallot
2 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
2 Tbsp. balsamic, sherry, or red wine vinegar
1/4 cup minced parsley or chives (garnish)
Black pepper and sea salt, to taste

Here is how you make Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad:

Bring 2 c. water and quinoa to a boil; reduce flame to very low and cook 15 minutes, till done. Peel and dice yam into 1/2" cubes. Bring a pot of water to boil, add yams, and cook 15 minutes, till tender (or roast in the oven at 400 till same result). Cool till handle-able.Or, use 2-1/2 c. leftover quinoa and 1 lb. leftover cubed yams. Proceed:Mix quinoa, cooked yams, and onion well in salad bowl. Whisk remaining ingredients together in a small bowl, then dress salad. Let sit up to an hour before serving. Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DAMIENDUCKS.

The nutritional information for Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 335.3

• Total Fat: 9.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 73.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 55.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
• Protein: 5.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad is Vegetarian