Sweet Potato White Bean Salad With Crispy Quinoa

This Sweet Potato White Bean Salad With Crispy Quinoa is so good and easy to make. It is the perfect vegetarian salad for the holidays.

5 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 28

Course dinner

Cuisine American, middle eastern/ north african fusion

Servings

Calories 699 kcal

Ingredients

Roasted ingredients

1 sweet potato - cubed
1 ½ cups cooked quinoa day old quinoa works better than fresh cooked
1 ½ tablespoons oil
½ teaspoon paprika
1 1/1 teaspoons salt (or to taste) adjust to your flavor preference
½ teaspoon garlic powder

Dressing

⅓ cup olive oil
juice from 1 lemon
½ teaspoon cumin
3 tablespoons harissa paste I like mina brand
1 tablespoon maple syrup
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
½ teaspoon garlic powder

Other ingredients

1 bunch mint - finely chopped
1 block feta - crumbled
1 can white beans - drained
1 pomegranate - seeds removed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Add sweet potatoes and quinoa to a non stick sheet pan or a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, keeping the sweet potatoes and quinoa seperate. Coat sweet potatoes in half of the oil, salt/pepper, garlic powder and all of the paprika. Coat the quinoa in half of the oil, salt/pepper, garlic powder.
Bake sweet potatoes and quinoa for 30 minutes. After 15 move around the quinoa with a spatula so it cooks evenly.
Add all dressing ingredients to a bowl or jar and mix.
Add all salad ingredients to a bowl and toss with the dressing. Divide out and serve.

Notes

This makes 4-5 servings of salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 699kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 22gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 841mgPotassium: 1087mgFiber: 12gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 8503IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 408mgIron: 6mg

Keyword sweet potato salad, sweet potato white bean salad

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