Spicy Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad

This sweet potato quinoa salad recipe is high in protein, low in fat, and high in spicy and sweet flavor! Whole grain quinoa cooks quicker than most grains and is an excellent source of protein for vegetarians with about 11 grams of protein per cup of cooked quinoa. This quinoa salad recipe makes for a great main dish or a salad. Bring quinoa salad to a picnic and impress your friends!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa, uncooked
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 sweet potato, baked and diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Simmer the quinoa in the vegetable broth about 10 to 15 minutes, or until water is gone and quinoa is light and fluffy when stirred. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Toss together the quinoa, sweet potato and bell pepper in a large bowl.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and cayenne pepper. Gently toss this dressing with the quinoa. Season with a generous amount of salt and pepper.

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