Quinoa With Asparagus, Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese

Yummy Goodness. This is a side dish enough for 4 with a main dish and another side dish. Or 2 with just a main dish.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 quinoa
• 10  stalks asparagus
• 1  sweet potato
• 1  cup boiling water
•  oil
•  garlic powder
•  cooking spray
•  sea salt
• 1 -2  ounce  goat cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Peel and cube sweet potato in to small cubes. Also snap ends off asparagus and then chop into larger peices.
3. Spray cookie sheet and spread sweet potato in a single layer. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
4. Roast sweet potato for about 15 minutes until fork tender.
5. While sweet potato is roasting. Rinse quinoa and toast in a pan for about 5 minutes.
6. Remove quinoa from pan and add 1tbsp oil and add asparagus.
7. Season with sea salt and garlic powder and cook until fork tender.
8. Remove asparagus and sweet potatoes and set aside.
9. Add quinoa and boiling water to pan and let simmer covered for 12-15 minutes.
10. Once quinoa is cooked, fluff with a fork and add asparagus, sweet potato and crumbled goat cheese.