Quinoa, Broccoli & Sweet Potato Salad

Quinoa Broccoli & Sweet Potato Salad

Adding the superfoods to your salad makes a huge difference to your nutritional intake. Foods like walnuts and cashews are packed with goodness and add great texture either as whole nuts or as a blended creamy dressing.

Serves: 4

GF, V, VG

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Recipe


Ingredients

  • 2 sweet potatoes, skin on, cut into 2cm pieces
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • Salt & pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 head broccoli, broken into small florets & steamed then cooled under cold water
  • 4 tbsp walnuts
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • Juice 2 limes
  • 4 cups baby rocket
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • 1 fresh red chilli, sliced thinly on diagonal
  • Cashew Sour Cream (makes 3 cups):
  • 2 cups raw cashews
  • ¾ cup lemon juice
  • 2 cups water
  • Cashew Mint Cream:
  • 1 cup cashew sour cream (see recipe above)
  • ½ bunch fresh mint leaves

Method


  • Preheat oven to 200°C.
  • Place sweet potato pieces in bowl with chilli flakes, ground coriander and cumin, a little salt and pepper, and toss well.
  • Spread onto roasting pan lined with greaseproof paper and place in hot oven for 30 mins, or until golden and crisp.
  • Meanwhile, to make the cashew sour cream, add all ingredients to high-speed blender and purée until smooth, of same consistency as dairy sour cream. Store in airtight container in fridge until required — use within 7 days. Can be frozen if required.
  • Then, to make cashew mint cream place mint and cashew sour cream in blender and blend until green.
  • Once sweet potato is cooked, place it and all salad ingredients (except cashew mint cream) into large bowl and mix well. Spread out on serving platter.
  • Drizzle salad with cashew mint cream and serve.

  

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