Quinoa Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Dried Cranberries, And Red Onion
This all-purpose and healthy salad can be served as both, a side for the dinner or for simple lunch recipes. The salad leftovers work fantastically the next day at lunch straight from the fridge. Serve warm or cold.
Quinoa Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Dried Cranberries, And Red Onion
RecipeSavants.comThis all-purpose and healthy salad can be served as both, a side for the dinner or for simple lunch recipes. The salad leftovers work fantastically the next day at lunch straight from the fridge. Serve warm or cold. Smart Recipes, American Recipes, Vegetables Recipes, RecipesVegetablesAmericanQuinoa Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Dried Cranberries, And Red OnionPT50MServes 6
Ingredients:
2 Large Sweet Potatoes0.5 Medium Red Onion1 Tablespoon Olive Oil0 To Taste Salt & Ground Black Pepper3 Cups Fresh Kale5 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar1 Cup Uncooked Quinoa0.5 Cup Dried CranberriesPreheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, add sweet potatoes, onion, olive oil, salt and black pepper and toss to coat well. Transfer the sweet potato mixture onto a large baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.In a bowl, add kale, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, salt and black pepper and toss to coat well. Arrange kale on another baking sheet and place in the oven alongside the baking sheet of sweet potato mixture. Bake for about 15 minutes.Remove both baking sheets from oven and keep aside at room temperature to cool completely.Meanwhile, in a medium pan, add 2 cups water, quinoa and salt over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook for about 5 minutes. Now, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and with a fork, fluff quinoa. Keep aside at room temperature to cool completely.After cooling, chop red onion slices and kale.In a large bowl, add quinoa, kale, sweet potatoes, red onion, dried cranberries, remaining 3 tablespoons of vinegar, salt and black pepper and toss to coat well. Serve immediately.