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Peas and Thank You. Vegan food photos - Vegan Recipes - Vegan Products. Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes, Kale, & Dried Cranberries. Quinoa Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Dried Cranberries, & Red Onion Last week we were on a sugar high from all of the Halloween candy recipes I posted.

Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes, Kale, & Dried Cranberries

We are all sugared out. Don’t worry, it won’t last long, but today we are sharing a healthy recipe. I blame Josh for my latest obsession-sweet potatoes and kale. Ever since he created that Sweet Potato Kale Pizza, I have been craving them like mad. I used black quinoa for this salad because I love the color, especially against the orange sweet potatoes and green kale. This salad is simple to make and can be served as a main dish or side dish. If you like this Quinoa Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Dried Cranberries, & Red Onion, you might also like: Stacked roasted vegetable enchiladas. I’m thrilled that Jenna asked me to write a guest post for her beautiful blog!

stacked roasted vegetable enchiladas

Jenna is such a talented chef and blogger. I’m a little star-struck, to be honest. I’m Natalie, a mom of two little girls (3 and 4), and I blog over at Perry’s Plate where I focus on whole-food, family-friendly recipes. (Read = My goal is to cram my kids full of vegetables. Every. Kids are tricky. And any recipe that begins with a pan of roasted vegetables is a winner in my book. Last summer I was visiting my parents in Idaho, and I decided to make this for dinner.

It’s hilarious to see a 56-year-old man act as picky as my 3-year-old. I find I have to use the same techniques to get my dad to eat vegetables as I do my children. I believe it was the taco meat that saved the day. V e g a n D a d. Healthy. Happy. Life. All Recipes at Fatfree Vegan Recipes.

Vegan Lunch Box. Mean Green Edamame Soy Burger. With Spicy Slaw. Confession, I'm bored with black bean veggie burgers.

Mean Green Edamame Soy Burger. With Spicy Slaw

And tofu burgers don't really excite my palate. How do I get a veggie burger that combines the healthy protein and nutrients of soy with the moist tender texture of a bean burger? With a furrowed brow I head into the kitchen to solve my bean burger dilemma. In a quicker then expected time my recipe came together. The result: my Mean Green Edamame Soy Burgers with a Spicy Slaw. Mean and Green. Edamame patty before cooking: Spicy Slaw in Burger: Heirloom Tomatoes: Mean Green Edamame Soy Burger Makes 3 burgers Burger: 1 cups cooked edamame beans 1 cup Asian fried rice/veggies, cooked *Brand option: Trader Joe's 'Fried' Vegetable Rice-frozen section. 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper 1 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp mustard powder 1 Tbsp agave syrup 2 Tbsp orange juice 1 cup sesame rice crackers *brand option: Trader Joe's Savory Mini Thins Tomatoes: 1 cup mini or full size green and purple heirloom tomatoes 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar.