Chopped Salad With Quinoa Sweet Potatoes Apples Recipes

ROASTED SWEET POTATO QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• 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.

SWEET POTATO QUINOA CHICKPEA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° Poke sweet potato all over with a fork, and bake on rack in center of oven about 45 minutes or until you can pierce with a knife. Allow to cool.
• Remove skin from sweet potato and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• While sweet potato is in the oven, cook quinoa. Add quinoa and water to a pot, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes until water is absorbed. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Toss cooled sweet potato cubes, quinoa, chickpeas, seeds, carrot, bell pepper, spinach and parsley together in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Add dressing to salad and toss everything together.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to three days

APPLE & SWEET POTATO QUINOA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine stock and quinoa; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed. Remove from heat., Meanwhile, in a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and shallots; cook and stir 5 minutes. Add apples; cook and stir 6-8 minutes longer until potatoes and apples are tender., Stir in wine and salt. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, until wine is evaporated, about 1 minute. Stir in black beans and quinoa; heat through.