Quinoa Salad With Roasted Yams Food

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.

QUINOA SALAD WITH ROASTED YAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; add yams.
• Bake in the preheated oven until yams are tender and wrinkled at the edges, about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes
• Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add quinoa, stirring once; return to boil. Cook uncovered until water is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes. Strain, shaking the sieve well to remove all moisture. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Stir cucumbers, yams, parsley, olive oil, onion, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper into the quinoa. Garnish with endive spears.

SUPERFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.
• Scrub and chop the sweet potatoes into 2.5cm chunks. Place into a roasting tray with the chilli flakes, ground coriander and cinnamon, a drizzle of olive oil and a little sea salt and black pepper, then toss well.
• Spread out into an even layer and place in the hot oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden and crisp.
• Meanwhile, cook the quinoa in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
• Slice the broccoli into small florets, then halve and finely slice the stalk. Place into a heatproof colander and rest it over the quinoa pan. Cover and steam for 3 minutes, or until just tender.
• Once cooked, drain and rinse the quinoa under cold running water, then leave to cool along with the broccoli. Remove the sweet potato from the oven and leave it to cool, too.
• Meanwhile, toast the nuts in a dry frying pan over a medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to a pestle and mortar and crush lightly.
• Halve the pomegranate and squeeze half the juice into a large bowl. Add 3 times as much extra virgin olive oil, the lime juice and balsamic vinegar. Whisk well and season to taste.
• Add the cooled broccoli and sprouts to the dressing, then snip in the cress. Roughly chop the coriander (stalks and all), finely slice the chilli and add to the bowl along with the quinoa and sweet potato.
• Toss well, spread out on a serving platter, then scoop out and dot over the avocado flesh.
• Bash the reserved pomegranate half with a wooden spoon so the seeds come tumbling out and scatter these over the platter along with the nuts, snip the cress on top, then serve with the feta crumbled over the top.

ROASTED VEGGIE QUINOA SALAD RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add the zucchini, sweet potato, tomatoes, onion, and corn to the baking sheet.
• Drizzle with the lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then season with garlic salt and pepper. Toss to coat evenly, keeping the vegetables separate on the pan.
• Roast for 15-20 minutes, or until fork tender.
• Transfer the roasted vegetables to a large bowl, and add the quinoa. Toss well.
• In a small bowl, mix together the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Pour over the veggies and quinoa, and toss to coat.
• Garnish with parsley.
• Enjoy!

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

WARM QUINOA SALAD WITH ROASTED AUTUMN VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F and arrange a rack in the middle.
• Place the sweet potato, Brussels sprouts, carrot, parsnip, turnip, oil, and measured salt and pepper in a large bowl and toss to combine. Transfer the vegetables to a baking sheet and arrange in an even layer; set the bowl aside (no need to wipe it out).
• Roast the vegetables, stirring every 5 minutes, until they're tender and cooked through, about 18 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the quinoa.
• Place the quinoa in a medium saucepan, cover with about 2 to 3 inches of cold water, season with salt, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, uncovered, until the white outer casings on the quinoa have popped, revealing translucent little beads, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, make the dressing.
• For the dressing and to assemble:.
• Place all of the ingredients except the cilantro in the reserved bowl from the veggies and whisk to combine; set aside.
• When the quinoa is ready, drain it through a fine-mesh strainer and add it to the bowl with the dressing. Add the roasted vegetables and toss to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Sprinkle with the cilantro (if using) and serve immediately or at room temperature.