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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:
- Cook quinoa according to packet instructions and place in a large salad bowl, allow to cool.
- Add remaining salad ingredients to quinoa bowl and mix.
- Combine dressing ingredients in a small bowl, stir until evenly combined. Pour over salad.
- 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.
Looks delicious! How many servings does this recipe make? 🙂
Sounds heaps nice 🙂
Is sweet potato better than normal potato because it has more variety of minerals?
Thanks Jasmine! Both white potato & sweet potato are excellent however sweet potato does have a special compound called beta carotene which is very healthy for you!!