This is one of my favourite go to weekly meals, this delicious dish is a staple in my household. It requires very minimal effort and is the perfect side or meat free main.
Warm Honey Roasted Sweet Potato, Wild Rice, Date and Nut Salad
This is one of my favourite go to weekly meals, this delicious dish is a staple in my household. It requires very minimal effort and is the perfect side or meat free main.
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Ingredients
- 2 Medium Sweet potatoes (or 4 small) Peeled and diced
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- ¼ tsp Ground Cinnamon Optional
- 1 Tbsp Honey
- ¼ Cup Dates** Chopped
- ¼ Cup Pecan Nuts Or any nuts of your choice
- 250 Grams Cooked Brown & Wild Rice Mix* Or any grain or rice blend of your choice
- 1-2 Cups Baby Spinach Roughly Chopped
- ¼ Cup Seeds or Seed Mix of your choice*** Optional
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C
- Wash, dry, peel and chop your sweet potatoes
- In an oven dish, add the olive oil and sweet potatoes then sprinkle with the cinnamon (optional) and a little salt, and toss to coat the sweet potatoes
- Roast the sweet potatoes for approx. 20 minutes until just tender (this will depend on the size of the pieces)
- In the meantime, prepare the rest of your ingredients and chop your spinach and dates. If making your rice from scratch, make it at the same time as the sweet potatoes are roasting, following the instructions on the pack
- When the sweet potatoes start becoming tender, add the dates and pecan nuts, drizzle with the honey and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes
- Remove from the oven and add your rice, chopped spinach and seed & nut mix and season to taste. Mix through thoroughly and serve
Notes
*In general I like to use a pre-cooked brown and wild rice mix from Woolworths that just needs warming through. Feel free to use any grains, quinoa, couscous, rice or rice blend of your choice though. If cooking from scratch, follow the cooking instructions provided on the pack and prepare at the same time as the sweet potatoes are in the oven.
**I use dried chopped dates for this recipe. They go deliciously soft and gooey in the oven.
***I use a seed mix that contains a blend of sunflower seeds, linseeds, pumpkin seeds & slivered almonds from Fresch.
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