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Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad

A healthy Sweet Potato and Quinoa salad that is filling and nutritionally dense
Servings: 0

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

Method
 

  1. 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
  2. Cook the quinoa according to package instructions 
  3. Steam the asparagus for about 7 minutes until soft (or boil if you don't have a steamer)
  4. Once the quinoa is cooked drain it and let it cool down
  5. Chop up the asparagus once cooked, leaving the more fibrous ends aside
  6. Set aside the sweet potatoes once cooked
  7. 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
  8. Add salt and pepper to taste
  9. 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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