Chipotle Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quinoa Salad

Tender chipotle roasted sweet potatoes in a quinoa salad with black beans.

I’m a big fan of hearty whole grain salads and this chipotle sweet potato and black bean quinoa salad is one of my favourites. The sweet potatoes are seasoned and roasted until tender and the quinoa is cooked with a few seasonings before adding black beans and tossing it all in a tasty dressing. I like to add fresh tomatoes, crumbled feta, pepitas, green onions, and cilantro to finish off the salad.

This recipe has a number of components and you can make some of them ahead of time; roast the potatoes the day before, cook the quinoa a day ahead, make the dressing the day before etc. You can also just use basic cooked quinoa and skip cooking onions and adding garlic, etc. This salad is amazing with the sweet potatoes and quinoa still warm from cooking and it’s also great at room temperature or chilled in the fridge! I like to make a big batch to have leftovers for quick meals for a few days after!