Quinoa with sweet potatoes is one of my staples. The quinoa is light and fluffy, while having a nutty earthiness about it. The sweet potatoes are a little bit sweet and have a heartiness that pairs well quinoa. Add a little spiciness from the habaneros? Maybe add in a few garden fresh tomatoes? And there is nothing better! This sweet potato and yellow tomato quinoa combines yellow tomatoes, shallots, habaneros, and an assortment of spices ranging from cumin, coriander, cinnamon, mustard, and cayenne pepper.
I made this version of sweet potato and yellow tomato quinoa specifically to make Burritos. I have been on this burrito kick lately. Fall is in full swing and I keep waiting for winter when my produce won't be able to stand the frost! The sun hangs a little bit lower and the days are getting a little bit shorter. But it is still quite warm! Mid-September and, instead of worrying about snow, we're still in the '70s! Because of this my habaneros are still doing fairly well. I even have some tomatoes that haven't quite stopped producing fruit.
So, I am taking full advantage of this uncharacteristically warm fall and making as much produce as I can before the season is officially over!
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Variations of Sweet & Yellow Tomato Potato Quinoa
Quinoa with sweet potatoes is one of my favorite things to make. It's quick and easy, can be made with anything that you have lying around the house, and is absolutely delicious! It's also incredibly filling and nutritious. I make it at least once a month. It's great for adding in everything from salads and burritos to alongside eggs and seafood. You can substitute other types of legumes or rice. But there is something about a quinoa with sweet potatoes that can't quite be matched.
This is a quick and easy yellow tomato quinoa recipe that is filling and delicious to boot. It's a great staple to use on eggs or in burritos. I tend to make a batch of quinoa or lentils at the start of the week and then utilize them in everything that I can make over the next couple of days! Utilizing a staple meal is the easiest way to make homemade food without the trouble of having to cook something entirely new every single day!
I used Roasted Garlic in this recipe. You can easily substitute 2 cloves of unroasted garlic. Otherwise, this recipe simply calls for garlic and oil, a garlic roaster or aluminum foil, and takes about an hour.
Dice or mince all of the vegetables. Dice the sweet potatoes, quarter the tomatoes, and mince the shallots. Mince the jalapeño, habaneros, garlic and shallots.Make sure to devein and deseed the bell peppers. The innards are edible, but rather bitter if you leave them in. I like to slice the sweet potatoes, cut them in half, and then in thirds. As with a small pizza, this makes 6 slices (one in half and then an X). That's how I make triangles, instead of cubes.
Cook Quinoa
Add all of the ingredients into a rice cooker. I like to start with the larger vegetables and then add the smaller ingredients. Top with the spices and oil. And then add the quinoa and water.This cooks the larger vegetables on the bottom, while dispersing the flavor profiles in the middle. Although with some mixing, this really doesn't matter all that much. Everything will eventually cook together!
Press the cook button on the rice cooker. It should take about 45 minutes to cook.
When the quinoa is fully cooked, let sit for 10 minutes, and then fluff with a wooden spoon and serve.Do not use a fork or other metal utensil. It will scratch off the nonstick surface on the rice cooker. This will leach teflon into your food and cause future dishes to stick to the bottom.
Tips, Tricks, & Notes
While quinoa is not rice, it does cook the same and oftentimes better than rice in a rice cooker. For more tips and tricks to rice cooker quinoa, check out my article on The Fundamentals of Making Quinoa, including a stovetop version if you don't have or don't want to use a rice cooker.
I also tend to prefer tamari over soy sauce. They're both made from fermented soy and a lot of recipes use them interchangeably. Tamari tends to have a richer flavor and less salt content. It also tends to be gluten free.
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