Spicy Sweet Potato-Quinoa Salad

This sweet potato and quinoa salad recipe is a high protein-low in fat, and slammin' with spicy and sweet flavor! This salad recipe makes a great Thanksgiving side dish!

One cup cooked quinoa has 11g protein, sweet potatoes have 5g per cup and 12g of combined fiber per one cup!

Spicy Sweet Potato-Quinoa Salad

1 cup Quinoa, uncooked
2 cups vegetable broth or water
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.

Bon Apetit and Happy Thanksgiving!