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Recipe: Honey Mustard Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potato Mash

Ingredients:

Salad

• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 3 cups baby spinach, chopped
• 1 large Granny Smith apple, washed, cored, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp The Chia Co. Chia Seeds
• 5 tbsp pecans, roughly chopped

 Dressing

• 1 1/2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
• 1 1/2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 
3 tbsp The Chia Co. Chia Oil

Sweet Potato Mash

• 1 large sweet potato, washed, peeled, sliced
• 1tbsp The Chia Co. Chia Seeds
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin seeds

Method:

1. Cook quinoa according to packet instructions and place in a large salad bowl, allow to cool.
2. Add remaining salad ingredients to quinoa bowl and mix.
3. Combine dressing ingredients in a small bowl, stir until evenly combined. Pour over salad.
4. Steam sweet potato until soft. Place into a blender and combine with chia seeds & cumin until smooth. Scoop out and serve with salad. Enjoy.

Editor’s Note: This recipe was made in collaboration with The Chia Co.