southwestern quinoa salad

A flavorful and healthy southwestern quinoa salad with roasted sweet potatoes, black beans and avocado.

Southwestern Quinoa Salad

quinoa,

sweet potato,

red or orange bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced

black beans,

corn

red onion

cilantro

avocado, chopped

+ 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil

juice of 1 lime

chili powder

cayenne

cumin

black pepper,

sea salt +

Toss sweet potato chunks with 1/2 Tablespoon of olive oil, season to taste with salt and pepper, and arrange evenly on a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the sweet potatoes are tender, about 25-30 minutes. Allow sweet potato chunks to cool.

Meanwhile, cook the quinoa according to package instructions. Allow quinoa to cool.

In a large mixing bowl combine quinoa, roasted sweet potatoes, corn, bell pepper, black beans, red onion, cilantro and avocado. Add 1/4 cup olive oil, lime juice, chili powder, cayenne, cumin, black pepper and sea salt. Gently toss the salad to combine. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if necessary. Serve salad right away or chill in the fridge a few hours before serving. Add a sprinkle of queso fresco or feta cheese when serving, if desired.

I love quinoa salads! This one is probably my favorite... ever! 
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Easy, healthy and flavorful! Perfect side dish for a BBQ!

Made this for dinner tonight. Cooked the quinoa in broth for extra flavor. It was delicious, everyone loved it (kids ate it deconstructed). Served with grilled chicken sausage and it was perfect!

Excellent recipe and I found them to b very healthy.

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My husband and I loved this recipe! Question... your instructions call for shallot, but the ingredients do not have that on the list, how much shallot should I add? Thanks!!!

I made this last night and I it was a hit with my whole family. I've been trying to get my kids to eat quinoa for ages and they finally liked it! Thanks!

This was amazing! I didn’t have any sweet potatoes and wanted to make it more into a meal so I added a chicken breast instead and added a teaspoon of honey! Also, if anyone is big on calories like me, I only used one and half tablespoons of olive oil in the mix rather than the full 1/4 and it was great!!! Also added a little balsamic vinegar but not necessary as it was great without it as well! Thanks for the recipe :)

I   made this last night for my family and it was a huge hit! I'm hoping to make a double recipe and was wondering what the best way to store leftovers would be?

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