Easy warm roast cauliflower, sweet potato and quinoa salad
- Published: 3 Feb 16
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
Make the most of winter vegetables in this warming cauliflower, sweet potato and quinoa recipe. Using shop-bought quinoa is a whole lot quicker than cooking your own.
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Ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes, about 220g each, cut into small cubes
- 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle (4tbsp in total)
- 1 cauliflower, trimmed and cut into florets
- 200g kale, coarsely chopped
- 2 x 250g packs Merchant Gourmet red and white quinoa (or similar)
- 150g soft goat’s cheese
- Large bunch fresh flatleaf parsley
- Finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
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Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C fan/gas 6. Put the sweet potatoes in a large roasting tray and drizzle with oil. Roast for 10 minutes, then toss and add the cauliflower florets. Turn up the oven to 220°C/ 200°C fan/gas 7 and roast for a further 15-20 minutes. For the last 5 minutes, scatter the kale over the veg with extra oil and salt and pepper.
- Heat the quinoa according to the pack instructions, then put into a large bowl and stir through the roasted veg, goat’s cheese and parsley.
- In a small jug, whisk the lemon zest and juice, balsamic vinegar and 3 tbsp oil. Season with salt and pepper, then stir through the quinoa to serve.
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- Recipe from December 2015 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 607kcals
- Fat
- 20g (4g saturated)
- Protein
- 14g
- Carbohydrates
- 87g (28g sugars)
- Fibre
- 3.7g
- Salt
- 0.4g
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