Chipotle Roast Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quinoa Salad
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chipotle Roast Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quino Head to the store and pick up avocado dressing, quinoa, chipotle chili powder, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the corn oil you could follow this main course with the Lemon Chiffon Cake With Raspberry Cream as a dessert.
Instructions
Toss the sweet potato in the oil, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper, place on a baking sheet in a single layer and roast in a preheated 400F oven until tender, about 20-30 minutes.Meanwhile, heat the oil in a sauce pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add the garlic, chipotle chili powder and cumin and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
Add the quinoa and water, bring to a boil reduce the heat and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 15-20 minutes.
Mix the beans and sweet potato into the quinoa and season with lime juice salt and pepper to taste.
Mix in the cilantro and enjoy optionally garnished with avocado, red onion, queso fresco and cilantro along with the avocado dressing.