Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Name: Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Apples
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10 to 12
Ingredients: 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 cups quinoa; Salt; 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch dice; Freshly ground pepper; 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 2 large Granny Smith apples, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced; 8 packed cups baby greens, such as arugula or kale (about 6 ounces)

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This delicious, super-healthy quinoa salad is a great meal-in-one; it makes an ideal vegetarian option at the Thanksgiving table. Slideshow: Salads with Grains

By Grace Parisi

November 2012

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Recipe Summary

total:

1 hr 30 mins

active:

30 mins

Yield:

10 to 12

Directions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Add the quinoa and toast over moderate heat, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add 3 cups of water, season with salt and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer the quinoa for 16 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Fluff the quinoa, spread it out on a baking sheet and refrigerate until it is chilled, about 20 minutes.

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Step 2
Meanwhile, on a baking sheet, toss the sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 25 minutes, stirring once, until golden and softened. Let cool.
Step 3
In a large bowl, whisk the remaining 6 tablespoons of olive oil with the vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Add the quinoa, sweet potatoes, apples, parsley, onion and greens and toss well. Serve right away.

Make Ahead

The quinoa and sweet potatoes can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.

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Food & Wine Member

03/03/2022

Loved all the textures in this!!

goodearth1234yahoocom

01/13/2022

Comment back to HeidiR55: I didn't make this recipe, but, I will. You need to read the recipe correctly. It did NOT call for 11 1/2 cups, but, rather, 1 1/2 cups of Quinoa. I thought it was funny that anyone would misread this recipe for 11 plus cups rather than 1 1/2. Someone just didn't put the space between the two 1's.

HeidiR55

05/18/2020

There is a fundamental flaw in this recipe. Perhaps I misread it. I cooked 11/2 cups of dry quinoa in 3 cups of broth and ended up with a huge bowl filled with the stuff! The photo shows a cup and a half of cooked quinoa, lovingly dispersed amongst all the other tasty tidbits. >>> Is there a way to cook less quinoa at a time?<<< It won’t go to waste, but I’ll be the only one eating it for breakfast lunch and dinner ;) I am happy to say it is really good. That said, I did learn how to make quinoa palatable. Roasting with olive oil and cooking in broth is an eye opener for me. Thanks Heidi R.

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