All Recipes Best Recipe Salad Grains Quinoa Salad Recipes

Ingredients

2 cups water 1 cup quinoa, rinsed 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup chopped broccoli 1 yellow bell pepper, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced ½ cucumber - peeled, seeded, and chopped ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons maple syrup ½ lemon, juiced ½ lime, juiced salt and ground black pepper to taste ½ cup chopped cilantro

Nutrition Info

445.2 calories carbohydrate: 52.1 g cholesterol: : - fat: 23.6 g fiber: 6.9 g protein: 8.3 g saturatedFat: 3.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 93.1 mg sugar: 10.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

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.

4 servings

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