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Emma Dunne
By Emma Dunne

Winter cravings on a plate: Roasted sweet potato and quinoa sala

Winter cravings on a plate: Roasted sweet potato and quinoa salad, topped with crunchy pecans, feta and Maldon Sea Salt flakes.🍠🥗✨   Sweet potato is in season and once roasted leaves a beautifully creamy, sweet flavour. This is the ideal dish for when you are wanting something just as hearty as it is delicious. 💚   SAVE this recipe to make for later…👀   Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive oil for roasting veg, 3 tbsp Olive oil for dressing 185g Quinoa 1 Vegetable stock cube 100g Rocket 4-5 Sweet potatoes 65g Pecans 50g Feta cheese diced Half red onion Pinch of Maldon Sea Salt flakes 1 tbsp White wine vinegar 1 tbsp Dijon mustard Ground pepper   Method: 1.Preheat oven to 200°C.   2. Peel the sweet potatoes, cut up into 1 inch pieces, toss with the olive oil and spread evenly on a baking sheet.   3. Roast the sweet potatoes in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes. After 10 minutes, stir the sweet potatoes and return to the oven. Cook the sweet potatoes until tender and caramelised.   4. Whilst the sweet potatoes are roasting, cook the quinoa as per the package instructions. Add the stock cube to the water before bringing the quinoa to a boil. When done, set aside to cool slightly.   5. Wash and roughly chop the greens and the red onion, roughly chop the pecans and dice the feta.   6. Whisk together the dressing ingredients of olive oil white wine vinegar and Dijon mustard.   7. Toss the roasted sweet potatoes with the warm quinoa and greens. Add the red onion, pecans and feta cheese. Drizzle over dressing and toss gently to combine. Finish with a pinch of Maldon Sea Salt flakes and pepper.  
Updated at: Sun, 04 Feb 2024 13:51:51 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great
Glycemic Index
59
Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories2594.1 kcal (130%)
Total Fat143.4 g (205%)
Carbs285.7 g (110%)
Sugars37.9 g (42%)
Protein54.5 g (109%)
Sodium2117.1 mg (106%)
Fiber44 g (157%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1
1.Preheat oven to 200°C.
Step 2
2. Peel the sweet potatoes, cut up into 1 inch pieces, toss with the olive oil and spread evenly on a baking sheet.
Step 3
3. Roast the sweet potatoes in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes. After 10 minutes, stir the sweet potatoes and return to the oven. Cook the sweet potatoes until tender and caramelised.
Step 4
4. Whilst the sweet potatoes are roasting, cook the quinoa as per the package . Add the stock cube to the water before bringing the quinoa to a boil. When done, set aside to cool slightly.
Step 5
5. Wash and roughly chop the greens and the red onion, roughly chop the pecans and dice the feta.
Step 6
6. Whisk together the dressing of olive oil white wine vinegar and Dijon mustard.
Step 7
7. Toss the roasted sweet potatoes with the warm quinoa and greens. Add the red onion, pecans and feta cheese. Drizzle over dressing and toss gently to combine. Finish with a pinch of Maldon Sea Salt flakes and pepper.

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