Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 283.1
  • Total Fat: 6.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 347.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 9.8 g
  • Protein: 7.9 g

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Ingredients:

    * 1 cup quinoa, uncooked
    * 2 cups vegetable broth
    * 1 sweet potato, pre-baked and diced
    * 1 red bell pepper, diced
    * 1 tbsp olive oil
    * 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
    * 2 tbsp lemon juice
    * salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Simmer the quinoa in the vegetable broth about 10 to 15 minutes, or until water is gone and quinoa is light and fluffy when stirred. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Toss together the quinoa, sweet potato and bell pepper in a large bowl.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and cayenne pepper. Gently toss this dressing with the quinoa. Season with a generous amount of salt and pepper.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RLGIRL20.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    Yum. I used lime juice instead of lemon and added some cumin, cilantro and a chopped jalapeno pepper for a southwest taste. Then when it was half gone I added some black beans. It was divine.
    Thanks!!!     - 6/27/10