The aroma of sweet potato will surely increase your appetite, and easiness of this dish make you repetitively follow this recipe. To add crunch to your bowl, you can add roasted peanuts or chickpeas. This dish is for a busy and healthy lifestyle who wants a unique flavor of roasted sweet potato and garlic. And it is a purely vegetarian recipe. You can experiment with veggies and sauce of your taste.
If you are preparing for children, you can tomato sauce and cream cheese. Feta cheese is a good option. You can add dried cranberries to enhance the taste of bowl if you like to add some spice to your bowl, roast sweet potato with red chilly.
You can also try honey mustard seasoning for the bowl and add some walnuts to make your bowl crunchy. This dinner recipe is good for our digestive system, and it is a weight watcher too. In this recipe, total fat is 42% cholesterol 0% sodium 20% total carbohydrates 13% dietary fibres 35% proteins 21% vitamin A 31% and Vitamin C 4% this salad is rich in fibre source too. Swapping sweet potatoes with carrot would be another variation. Use brown rice or any other grains; black beans can be used for its nutritional benefits.
This recipe has benefits of iron and calcium. And you can categorize it under a one-pot meal. Quinoa is rich in dietary fibres which helps in digestion. It is also known as pseudo-cereal, and it is considered as nutritious whole grain. It has high protein and low-fat grain. Baking sheets are used to dry the sweet potatoes, use of extra virgin olive oil make your recipe more healthy. There is a wide variety of quinoa available in the market. Quinoa has a high magnesium level in them, which makes it suitable for dinner recipes. Toss them properly to mix all the ingredients evenly. Opting for greek yogurt makes your bowl super healthy. You can use boiled American corn kernel and kidney beans to boost your immune system. Using cilantro will increase the freshness of the bowl.
The important thing about the recipe is the super easy and very go-to meal. For older people, it has its benefits. With some alteration, you can make it vegan and gluten-free also. Honey is the best alternative to be used in this recipe with a twist of mustard in it. Garlic powder will impart a strong flavor that will strike your taste bud. For serving this, you can complement it with cheese crackers.
Ingredients
1½ cup dried quinoa
Two large sweet potatoes diced
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 cup fresh corn kernels
½ cup red kidney beans (boiled and drained)
¼ cup coriander chopped
Salt
Black pepper ( according to taste)
For the dressing
¼ cup yogurt
1 tsp garlic powder
Juice of lemon
Salt and pepper
Procedure
- Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius for 10 minutes
- Prepare quinoa by adding quinoa to boiling water and when it is done, drain and set aside.
- Prepare the sweet potatoes by placing them on the baking sheet, toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper — roast in the oven for 15 minutes.
- For dressing whisk all the ingredients of dressing together.
- Assemble the bowl by adding quinoa and sweet potatoes and top it with corn kernel, red kidney beans, and coriander.
- Pour dressing over the bowl.
