Hello lovelies, I'm usually not a big fan of new year resolutions, but there is one thing I'd like to implement: eating more colorful. And therefore here is a recipe for: colorful salad with sweet potato and quinoa. We like to eat salads even in the winter time. But compared to summer, where green lettuce are usually enough, I prefer to have it more firm and diverse. The salad can still be a bit warm with colorful veggies from the oven and a cereal and protein side dish.
For a filling, protein-packed lunch I also love my flourless cottage cheese wrap with halloumi, avocado and hummus.
All these requirements are met by this rainbow salad with sweet potato and quinoa. Quinoa forms the basis (although it's "only" a pseudo-cereal), furthermore there is a yummy sweet potato, crispy tofu from the oven, spinach and pomegranate seeds that provide even more color on the plate. I made a light dressing, because the salad itself combines enough flavors, it would be a pity to combine this with a heavy dressing. The salad is not only very pretty to look at, it's wholesome, healthy and tastes delicious.
The tofu with starch gets really crispy in the oven. We love it and I had to be careful there was still something left for the salad and not everything eaten while cooking. This time I used truffle tofu which tastes especially fine. Of course you can also use natural tofu, then I would spice it up a bit more, because there is almost nothing worse than bland tofu. The dressing is very simple, but that's exactly what a salad with different flavor components needs. If you prefer a salad with a lot of dressing, then you can double the amount.
We had the salad for lunch and since there was something left, I just served it warm again in the evening. I briefly heated everything in the pan, added a little vegan cream and cheese and the kids really enjoyed it a second time. This is also a good option if you eat the salad cold, but warm it for the children, if that's what they prefer.
I have 3 tofu lovers at home by now, who would have thought?! It's really important that it turns out really crispy, which you can achieve with starch and it also works well if you fry it in the pan. I hope I could inspire you with this colorful winter salad and you'll also get more color on the table in this gray or white January. If you are after more warm salads from the oven, you will probably also love my salad bowl with roasted sweet potatoes and figs or this autumn salad with roasted pumpkin - both are just as colorful and wholesome.
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