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Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad

SimonDeaneHealth
A healthy Sweet Potato and Quinoa salad that is filling and nutritionally dense

Ingredients
  

  • 150 grams of quinoa
  • 350 grams of sweet potato 1 medium sweet potato
  • 100 grams of asparagus*
  • 1 avocado
  • a bunch of fresh rocket
  • 2 spring onions
  • 1/3 of a pomegranate **
  • nutritional yeast optional
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Peel and dice the sweet potato. Lay some parchment paper on a roasting tin roast the sweet potato in the oven for 40 min at 175 degrees Celsius (no oil needed). Give the tin a shake every now and again
  • Cook the quinoa according to package instructions 
  • Steam the asparagus for about 7 minutes until soft (or boil if you don't have a steamer)
  • Once the quinoa is cooked drain it and let it cool down
  • Chop up the asparagus once cooked, leaving the more fibrous ends aside
  • Set aside the sweet potatoes once cooked
  • Place a bed of rocket in a salad bowl. Add the quinoa, the roasted sweet potato, the asparagus, the sliced avocado,  the chopped spring onion, the pomegranate seeds and the nutritional yeast
  • Add salt and pepper to taste
  • Drizzle with some tahini dressing over the salad and mix

Notes

* Also works well with 100 grams of broccoli florets
**Can be replaced by a handful of dried cranberries or Goji berries
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