Keeping things healthy and light with these Summer Stuffed Sweet Potatoes. Oven-roasted sweet potatoes filled with healthy and delicious quinoa salad with avocado and Kalamata olives. Finishing the potatoes with feta adds welcome brininess and saltiness. Perfect for lunch or a light dinner. The dish can be made vegetarian by substituting vegan cheese for the feta.
Sweet potatoes are a superfood packed with vitamins A and C and fiber. I like baking them whole in the oven to keep the cooking easy. Give sweet potatoes a good scrubbing, prick with a fork, then rub with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper all over. Bake the potatoes for 35 to 45 minutes or until they are fork-tender. Meanwhile, mix the cooked quinoa and remaining ingredients in a large bowl and gently toss. This recipe calls for 1 cup of cooked quinoa. If you need to start with uncooked quinoa, you need ⅓ cup of uncooked quinoa and ⅔ cup of water. Place the quinoa and water in a saucepan together and bring to a boil, then cover and simmer. Cook for about 10-15 minutes or until the water is all cooked out. To serve, slice the sweet potatoes in half and top with the quinoa salad. Garnish with fresh herbs of choice if you wish!
To make the Summer Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 400 ºF and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
Pierce 2 medium sweet potatoes with a fork and rub a little olive oil over each. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Roast the sweet potatoes for 35-45 minutes or until fork-tender. Remove from the oven.
Meanwhile, mix 1 cup cooked quinoa, 1cubed avocado, ½ a cup pitted Kalamata olives, finely minced ½ a red onion, ½ cup crumbled feta cheese, 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, ½ teaspoon dried basil, ½ teaspoon salt, juice of ½ a lemon in a large bowl and toss gently.
Once the potatoes are roasted, slice them in half and fluff the inside with a fork.
To serve, top the potatoes with quinoa salad, and enjoy.
These Summer Stuffed Sweet Potatoes make for a delicious lunch or dinner that is both satisfying and healthy. Give this recipe a go soon, rate it, and let us know how it went in the comments below!
So flavorful and healthy. My kids loved them, and they disappeared fast during lunch. We had a picnic, and these sweet potatoes were the star of our meal. Definitely a dish I will make again this summer.
Delicious! Made it for a picnic, and everyone loved the flavors. So fresh and healthy—definitely a repeat!
Loved this dish. My kids devoured it and I felt good about their choices. The sweet potatoes are sweet and filling. I baked some extra for lunch tomorrow.
So easy, delicious! My kids couldn't get enough of these stuffed sweet potatoes during our summer picnic. A hit for sure!
These Summer Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are just awesome! My kids loved helping with the quinoa mix. We even used leftovers for a lunch next day. It's a hit in our house for sure.
Awesome!
Amazing! I made this recipe for a summer BBQ and my friends couldn't stop raving about it. The sweet potatoes were perfectly tender and the quinoa salad was so fresh and tasty. I felt like a chef! Can't wait to make it again soon.
Wow, these Summer Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a game changer. I whipped 'em up for a summer BBQ, and my kids devoured 'em. The quinoa salad mix is spot on, plus that feta makes it shine. We felt healthy yet satisfied. Totally making this again for family night, it's a hit.
I tried the Summer Stuffed Sweet Potatoes for a light dinner and they turned out great! My husband loved the flavors, especially the feta and olives. Will definitely make again!
Me encantó esta receta! Hice las papas para una cena y todos la disfrutaron. Simple y saludable.
Awesome!
Amazing! My whole family loved this recipe. The sweet potatoes were easy to prepare and so flavorful. We enjoyed them for dinner with a fresh salad on the side, a perfect summer meal!
Absolutely delicious treat!
These stuffed sweet potatoes were a hit! My family loved the quinoa filling and they're healthy.
Delicious!
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