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Quinoa salad with Black beans and sweet potatoes takes several minutes to prepare.

Quinoa salad with Black beans and sweet potatoes takes several minutes to cook.

Quinoa salad with Black beans and sweet potatoes makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa salad with Black beans and sweet potatoes are:

1/2 cup quinoa
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 scallion, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon dried red chile flakes
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup canned black beans, drained and thoroughly rinsed
juice of one lime
2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Here is how you make Quinoa salad with Black beans and sweet potatoes:

1. Place quinoa in a small-mesh sieve and rinse thoroughly. 2. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a medium skillet (be sure you have a tight-fitting lid for the skillet). 3. Add sweet potato, scallion, and chile and saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes. 4. Add quinoa; toast for 2 minutes. 5. Add water and salt. 6. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, and cover. Simmer until quinoa and sweet potato are tender, about 10 to 12 minutes. 7. If liquid remains unabsorbed in the pan, raise heat to high and cook for 2 minutes until it boils off. 8. Stir in black beans and lime juice and cilantro. 9. Serve warm or chilled. Serving Size: Serves 4Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KLWOZNIAK.

The nutritional information for Quinoa salad with Black beans and sweet potatoes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 196.1

• Total Fat: 5.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 297.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
• Protein: 6.5 g