{"id":5496,"date":"2022-03-09T12:20:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T10:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehappylentils.com\/?p=5496"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:50:01","slug":"quinoa-salad-with-sweet-potatoes-and-carrots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappylentils.com\/en\/quinoa-salad-with-sweet-potatoes-and-carrots\/","title":{"rendered":"Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Carrots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A very delicious quinoa salad, with sweet potatoes, carrots and red onions, which are baked in the oven. The quinoa and baked vegetables are wrapped in a wonderful dressing of olive oil, lemon juice and date syrup (silan), which compliments the sweetness from the baked vegetables. This is the kind of salad that holds up well. You can definitely make it in one day and enjoy it 3-4 days later. If you want to turn this salad into a meal on its own – add cooked chickpeas (protein!)<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to make?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F\/200\u00b0C. Peel the sweet potatoes and carrots and slice into cubes. Slice the sweet potatoes into cubes of about 0.5-inch\/1.5 cm, and the carrots into smaller cubes – about 0.25-inch\/1 cm. Peel the red onion and than cut lengthwise into eighths. Place the vegetables on a baking sheet, drizzle over olive oil and season with a pinch of salt. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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While the vegetables are in the oven, cook the quinoa. There are two main methods for cooking quinoa. The first is similar to cooking rice and the second is similar to cooking pasta. I like to cook quinoa like rice – in a suitable pot heat olive oil. Add the quinoa and salt to the pot, and saut\u00e9 for 2-3 minutes. Add water in a ratio of 1: 2. That is, for every cup of quinoa – 2 cups of water. Cover and bring to a boil. After boiling, lower to a low heat and cook until all the water is absorbed into the quinoa, about 25 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the pot covered for at least another 5 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The salad dressing has in it olive oil, lemon juice, date syrup (silan), salt and black pepper. I love silan – date syrup. It has the sweetness of dates and deep flavors. However, if you don’t have silan on hand, you can replace it with maple syrup. There is a bit of sweetness in the dressing that compliments very well with the light sweetness of the baked vegetables. I like to make dressings in a jar – put all the ingredients in, place the lid and shake until well combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, the final step in the quinoa salad is to assemble it. Place all the ingredients in a bowl: cooked quinoa, baked cubes of sweet potatoes and carrots, baked red onion and chopped parsley. Pour over the dressing and mix well. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here are some more great recipes for salads :<\/h4>\n\n\n\n