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Roasted Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad
One of my personal favorites, this Roasted Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad with Maple-Orange Dressing is an incredible side dish to any main entrée!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 345 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups quinoa uncooked
- 1 large sweet potato chopped and roasted
- ¼ cup red onion sliced (about 1 loosely packed )
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
- 1 honey crisp apple peeled and chopped
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 4 goat cheese
For the maple-orange dressing
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- 1 whole orange juiced (1/2 cup of juice)
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1.5 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon to taste
- 1 tsp kosher salt or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Chop the sweet potato into ½” cubes (I leave the peel on).
- Spread the sweet potato chunks on a baking sheet and drizzle them with enough olive oil to coat them. Sprinkle salt and pepper over everything.
- Roast in the oven for 30 minutes or until the sweet potato is cooked through and slightly crispy on the outside.
- While the sweet potato is roasting, bring 4 cups of water to a boil and add the quinoa. Return to a full boil, then immediately reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until all of the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork.
- Whisk together all of the ingredients for the maple-orange dressing in a small bowl.
- In a large serving bowl, add the cooked quinoa and pour all of the maple-orange dressing over the quinoa. Toss together.
- Add the remaining salad ingredients and toss everything together.
- Consume the best quinoa salad ever.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1Serving
Calories
345kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 345
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Serving | |
| Calories | 345kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.