Servings |
3-4 people
|
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized sweet potato
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt to taste
- 1 bunch lacinato kale, stems removed and chopped
- 1.5 cups cooked quinoa
- 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves
Dressing
- 2 tablespoons toasted or plain sesame seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
- juice of one lemon
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small garlic clove finely chopped
- salt to taste
Ingredients
Dressing
|
|
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F degrees. Peel the sweet potato and cut into 1-inch pieces. Toss with the olive oil and a large pinch of salt. Place on a glass pyrex baking pan in the oven and roast for 20 minutes or until tender and starting to brown. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- While the sweet potato cooks, cook the quinoa and make the dressing. To make quinoa, add one cup quinoa to a pot with 2 cups water. Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the pot. Bring to a boil and then immediately lower to a simmer and cover the pot. Cook for approximately 20 minutes or until tender. If using a rice cooker, cook the quinoa in the same way you would cook white rice.
- To make the dressing, mix together the sesame seeds, ground cumin, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and salt.
- When you are ready to serve the salad, toss the dressing with the kale, then mix in the cooled sweet potato, the cooked quinoa and mint leaves. Serve.