This is a great recipe to pack in a mason jar and take to work. Cooking the sweet potatoes and quinoa does take some time, but the great thing is that you can make both in large batches ahead of time and through it together for this lunch and other meals when you need it.
It's an ideal detoxifying bowl that's bursting with nutrients and perfect for a spring detox.
Sweet Potato + Walnut Quinoa Bowl
Serves 2-4
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 small red beet
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- ½ cup quinoa
- juice of 1 large lemon
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- sea salt + pepper, to taste
- lemon zest, for garnish
- 2 tablespoons chopped raw walnuts
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
2. Place sweet potato and beet onto a rimmed baking sheet and coat with melted coconut oil; season with sea salt and pepper. Bake for 40 minutes or until sweet potatoes and beet are tender.
3. Meanwhile, cook quinoa according to package directions.
4. Remove beet and sweet potato from oven; set aside to cool. Thinly slice beets using a sharp knife.
5. In a large bowl, toss cooked quinoa with baked sweet potato, beets and remaining ingredients; gently toss to combine and serve warm.
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Amie Valpone is the author of Eating Clean: The 21-Day Plan to Detox, Fight Inflammation & Reset Your Body. She is a chef, culinary nutritionist, professional recipe developer, food photographer, writer and motivational speaker specializing in simple gluten-free, soy-free and dairy-free ‘clean eating’ recipes.
Valpone used clean eating to treat her chronic pain, including Lyme Disease, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Hypothyroidism, Adrenal Fatigue, Leaky Gut, Heavy Metals. She shares her story on her blog TheHealthyApple.com, highlighting how clean eating and detoxing saved her life.
Valpone lives in Manhattan, where she cooks for a variety of clients, including celebrities. Her work has appeared on Martha Stewart, ABC News, Fox News Health, WebMD, The Huffington Post, The Food Network, Glamour Magazine, Clean Eating Magazine, SELF Magazine, Prevention Magazine, PBS and others.