Ever since I discovered the quinoa bowl at Happy + Hale my freshman year, I've been completely obsessed. Obsessed to the point of never ordering anything else off the menu. Then one day in April, I went in, prepared to treat myself to an expensive, but worthwhile dinner, and saw that my precious quinoa bowl was gone. After a respectable mourning period, I got to work recreating this culinary masterpiece in my own kitchen. Here is my copycat Happy + Hale quinoa bowl that is so easy to make you'll never want to cook anything else again.
#SpoonTip: Happy + Hale's version calls for black beans rather than sweet potatoes, but I believe that the sweetness of the potatoes is a perfect addition to the otherwise savory dish.
Happy + Hale Inspired Quinoa Bowl
- Prep Time:10 secs
- Cook Time:15 secs
- Total Time:25 secs
- Servings:1
- Easy
- 1/4 cup dry quinoa
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 sweet potato
- 1 tomato
- 1/8 cup red onion
- 1/8 cup feta cheese
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Dried cilantro leaves to taste
- Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients
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Step 1
Dice up tomato, red onion, and sweet potato and slice your avocado.
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Step 2
Rinse your quinoa, put quinoa and water in a small pot and cook for 15 minutes. Once water is boiling, turn it down to low and cook until quinoa is tender.
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Step 3
Season sweet potato with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in the oven at 425 for 15-20 minutes
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Step 4
Put quinoa in a bowl and arrange tomato, roasted sweet potato, red onion, feta, and avocado slices on top. Season with dried cilantro and balsamic vinaigrette.
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Loaded with tons of the good stuff, this quinoa bowl is guaranteed to be your new go-to weeknight dinner. Quick, easy, delicious and beautiful to boot, there's no way your friends won't be impressed when you whip this up the communal dorm kitchen.