Looking for a quick and healthy recipe for the office? Then you'll love our quinoa salad with sweet potatoes.
When things have to be done quickly and there is little time for preparation, a Quinoa salad just right.
But just because it's a quick recipe, it doesn't have to be boring. Our quinoa salad with sweet potatoes proves that.
It is the perfect meal for the office. You can easily prepare the recipe at home and mix in the fresh ingredients just before eating.
For every amount of flavor provide healthy and fresh ingredients. The advantage of quinoa is that it can be combined very well.
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Because purely in terms of taste it has without Spices relatively little to offer. Perfect for our Quinoa salad. But also for Quinoa patties with feta, vegan quinoa meatballs or Quinoa soup.
But the grain has a lot of other good qualities. What they are, you can read after the recipe for quinoa salad.
Quinoa salad with sweet potato
Ingredients
- 100 g Quinoa
- 2 Handful Arugula
- 1 Tomato
- 1 Handful Blueberries and pomegranate seeds
- 1 Sweet potato
- 1-2 EL Lemon juice
- 2 EL Pumpkin and sunflower seeds
- 1 EL Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Anleitung
- Wash the quinoa and bring it to a boil with twice the amount of water. Add a little salt to the cooking water.
- Meanwhile, cut the sweet potato into cubes. Fry them with olive oil.
- Wash and chop the blueberries, tomato and arugula.
- Let the quinoa cool a little. It tastes especially delicious lukewarm.
- Put all the ingredients in a bowl. Season with lemon juice and olive oil. A little salt and pepper brings even more flavor to the quinoa salad.
- Finally, sprinkle some pumpkin and sunflower seeds on the salad. Ready :)
Notes
- 80 g carbohydrates
- 13,9 g protein
- 18,8 g fat
Nährwerte
Quinoa salad as the perfect lunch
Already more than 6000 years ago, the Incas relied on quinoa. The grain originates from South America and is grown in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Quinoa is not a grain. It belongs to the same plant genus as spinach and beet. The plant grows up to two meters high.
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Quinoa is one of the foods with the highest protein content and also has a lot of essential amino acids. Therefore, it should not be missing in a balanced and healthy diet.
Per 100 grams quinoa comes to a proud 16 grams of protein.
Who after a Low carb quinoa salad unfortunately will not find what they are looking for. Because the small grain contains carbohydrates. Not so little. But these carbs are healthy. They consist largely of complex carbohydrate compounds.
Quinoa is therefore unsuitable for a low carb diet.
And such a delicious quinoa salad recipe can do much more. You will also find fiber in it. The high-quality fiber is good for digestion and provides a good feeling of satiety.
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That means no blood sugar fluctuations, no cravings. You feel full for a long time with quinoa.
And because you eat quinoa salad cold anyway, it is perfect to prepare the day before. In the office, only the fresh ingredients are added. And your delicious salad with quinoa is ready.
Our conclusion
Quinoa is ideal for those who do not have a kitchen at work and therefore have to prepare their food at home. To the quinoa salad you can combine pretty much all the ingredients that you like. From sweet fruits like blueberries, raspberries or mango to salty ingredients like feta.
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