Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Quinoa, Pistachios and Feta Cheese
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Quinoa, Pistachios and Feta Cheese
Ingredients
4 medium sweet potatoes
30 ml (2 tablespoons) extra virgin olive oil
225g Quinoa ( I used a store bought one with dates and pistachio mix)
¼ cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
50 g chopped pistachios
120g crumbled Feta cheese
Pomegranate seeds
30 ml (2 tablespoons) honey
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 180C degrees. Line a baking tray with paper.
2. Scrub sweet potatoes. Cut in halves lengthways. Place on tray cut side up. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt. Bake in the oven for an hour or until sweet potatoes are tender.
3. Meanwhile, prepare quinoa mix as per package instruction.
4. When sweet potatoes are done, scoop out centre with a spoon leaving a 1 cm shell. Cut scooped flesh into pieces.
5. Spoon quinoa mixture into sweet potatoes, mounding it slightly. Top with sweet potato pieces, pistachios, feta cheese and flat leaf parsley.
6. Season then drizzle with mixture of honey and lemon juice.
Ingredients
4 medium sweet potatoes
30 ml (2 tablespoons) extra virgin olive oil
225g Quinoa ( I used a store bought one with dates and pistachio mix)
¼ cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
50 g chopped pistachios
120g crumbled Feta cheese
Pomegranate seeds
30 ml (2 tablespoons) honey
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 180C degrees. Line a baking tray with paper.
2. Scrub sweet potatoes. Cut in halves lengthways. Place on tray cut side up. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt. Bake in the oven for an hour or until sweet potatoes are tender.
3. Meanwhile, prepare quinoa mix as per package instruction.
4. When sweet potatoes are done, scoop out centre with a spoon leaving a 1 cm shell. Cut scooped flesh into pieces.
5. Spoon quinoa mixture into sweet potatoes, mounding it slightly. Top with sweet potato pieces, pistachios, feta cheese and flat leaf parsley.
6. Season then drizzle with mixture of honey and lemon juice.