Moroccan Sweet Potatoes with Quinoa
  • CourseMain Dish
  • CuisineVegetarian
Ingredients
  • 3cups cooked quinoa
  • 1/4cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1inches of cinnamon stick
  • 1medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3medium sweet potatoes, skinned & cut into 1-1/2 inch rounds
  • 3/4cup water
  • 1/2tsp salt
  • 1/2tsp ground ginger
  • 3Tbsp golden raisins
  • 1/4tsp ground red pepper
  • 1-2tsp brown sugar
  • 1/2cup slivered almonds
Instructions
Basic Quinoa
  1. Rinse quinoa until water runs clear; drain.
  2. Add 4 cups of washed quinoa and 8 cups of cold water to heavy pot; bring to boil.
  3. Turn heat to low; cover pot. Cook for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove pot from burner and set aside for 15 minutes. Do not remove lid during this time.
  5. After 15 minutes, remove lid and fluff quinoa with a fork.
  6. Cooked quinoa can be stored, covered, in refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Moroccan Stew
  1. Heat olive oil in heavy pot; add cinnamon and onion. Stir and cook until onion starts to become a bit sticky.
  2. Add sweet potato slices; stir and cook for about 6 minutes. Watch sweet potatoes carefully: they are very sugary and starchy and burn easily.
  3. Add ¾ c. water, salt, ginger, raisins, cayenne, and sugar; bring to a boil.
  4. Turn heat to very low, cover pot, and cook 7–9 minutes, until yams are tender.
  5. Meanwhile, toast ½ c. slivered almonds in small dry cast-iron pan; set aside to top the dish.
  6. Serve yams over warm quinoa; top with toasted almonds.
Recipe Notes

Adapted from Maddhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian.

Moroccan Sweet Potatoes with Quinoa
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  • CourseMain Dish
  • CuisineVegetarian
Ingredients
  • 3 cups cooked quinoa
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 inches of cinnamon stick
  • 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 medium sweet potatoes, skinned & cut into 1-1/2 inch rounds
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 3 Tbsp golden raisins
  • 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
  • 1-2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
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Instructions
Basic Quinoa
  1. Rinse quinoa until water runs clear; drain.
  2. Add 4 cups of washed quinoa and 8 cups of cold water to heavy pot; bring to boil.
  3. Turn heat to low; cover pot. Cook for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove pot from burner and set aside for 15 minutes. Do not remove lid during this time.
  5. After 15 minutes, remove lid and fluff quinoa with a fork.
  6. Cooked quinoa can be stored, covered, in refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Moroccan Stew
  1. Heat olive oil in heavy pot; add cinnamon and onion. Stir and cook until onion starts to become a bit sticky.
  2. Add sweet potato slices; stir and cook for about 6 minutes. Watch sweet potatoes carefully: they are very sugary and starchy and burn easily.
  3. Add ¾ c. water, salt, ginger, raisins, cayenne, and sugar; bring to a boil.
  4. Turn heat to very low, cover pot, and cook 7–9 minutes, until yams are tender.
  5. Meanwhile, toast ½ c. slivered almonds in small dry cast-iron pan; set aside to top the dish.
  6. Serve yams over warm quinoa; top with toasted almonds.
Recipe Notes

Adapted from Maddhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian.

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