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Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad

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With my birthday on a Monday, I chose to make my birthday a weekend long celebration since my Mondays tend to be a bit busy (plus it’s Valentine’s Day- so that’s a pain.)  The problem with having a weekend celebration is that I tend to go overboard on the amount of junk food I eat and by day 3 (I had Friday off) I’m ready to eat something that makes me feel good.

I’ve been craving quinoa for a while now and this meal came about out of a lack of not wanting to go to the store- I looked around and soon stumbled upon sweet potatoes, basil, and feta.  Sounded like a good combination to me!

I love being able to toss a few simple ingredients together and end up with a healthy and delicious meal with minimal effort.

I think my body will thank me after the massive amount of pizza I consumed yesterday!  Be sure to come back tomorrow and check out my birthday post- I made one heck of a delicious cake (also the reason I was craving something a little more healthy!)  There is also an equal exchange giveaway!

Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad
 
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Recipe type: Vegetarian Main Course
Serves: 2

Ingredients
  • 1 medium sweet potato
  • ½ cup quinoa (I used red but any other color is fine)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup feta
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 425˚. Peel and dice sweet potato into ½” cubes. Toss with ½ tablespoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray (I usually put my veggies on tin foil to avoid having to scrape them off the tray.) Bake for 24-35 minutes until sweet potatoes and tender and just beginning to brown.
  2. While the sweet potato is in the oven, rinse quinoa and place in a pot with the measure water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and let cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Once sweet potato is roasted and quinoa is done, julienne the basil and combine with feta. Toss everything together and stir in the remaining ½ tablespoon of olive oil. Top with a pinch more of basil.

 

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  • http://muppyat.blogspot.com/ muppy

    This sounds delicious, I love sweet potato and quinoa!

  • http://www.nourishingeats.com/ Nourishing Eats

    Yum. I am always looking for something tasty to do with quinoa. And sweet potatoes for that matter. This looks really delicious!!

  • Lars

    Looks great – I always crave grains in the winter!

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  • http://lambaround.blogspot.com Lamb

    I’m always on the lookout for a new quinoa recipe. Thanks so much :)
    I noticed that you have Foodbuzz ads. Mind if I ask how you like the program? I’ve been approved but have read mixed reviews.

  • http://muppyat.blogspot.com muppy

    I made this for a bbq on the weekend and we all loved it! thanks so much. I linked your post from my blog.

    • erin

      I’m so glad you liked it!

  • http://www.familyfreshcooking.com marla

    So many of my all time favorites in this salad! Love quinoa & sweet potatoes :)

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  • http://www.pinchofyum.com Lindsay @ PinchofYum

    I have a salad that is similar to this but it uses couscous and it has black beans in it. This looks great … I love the texture combination! I’ll have to try this one next time I have some sweet potatoes!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/gumm1e Joseph Alberts

    just had this for dinner. interesting combo. i will make it again. good call.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Lisarphillips12 Lisa Phillips

    This look fabulous – on my way to the store now to buy missing ingredients. Do you ever list nutritional info?

  • Crimsonbriar

    I will be making this again! Lovely combination. I never would have thought to put feta and sweet potato together. I had never heard of quinoa until recently. I grabbed some in the store the other day just to try this recipe.

    • elalderson

      I’m so glad you decided to try quinoa and that you liked it!

  • Suss

    Delicious, but if I’d had fresh spinach I’d have served it on that with a lemon/evoo vinaigrette. Without it the dish was more like a side than a salad.

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