Quinoa Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
This easy lunch or light dinner combines quinoa, vegetables a creamy tahini dressing to stuff baked sweet potatoes. Vegan, gluten-free and a low histamine recipe.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 366kcal
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes
- ⅓ cup quinoa (dry weight)
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ white onion chopped, or leeks
- 1 garlic clove minced, optional
- ½ red bell pepper or equivalent mixed peppers
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
For the tahini dressing
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 2 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C / 390F and line a baking tray with parchment paper. One at temperature, pierce the sweet potatoes with a fork and then bake for 35-40 minutes (depending upon the size of the potato).
- While the potatoes are cooking, prepare your quinoa according to packet instructions. Add a teaspoon of dried parsley to the cooking water.
- In a pan, heat the olive oil and gently fry the onion or leeks and garlic for 3-5 minutes until softened. Add the peppers, quinoa, salt and pepper. Stir well and cook for 6-8 minutes until the peppers are tender.
- Make the tahini dressing by combining tahini and water and stirring well until it becomes creamy. Add more water if it is too thick, more tahini if too thin to the consistency you prefer.
- Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven, slice lengthways and use a fork to 'fluff up' the potato in the middle. Spoon in the quinoa mixture, then drizzle with the tahini dressing. Add a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:
- sesame seeds (for the tahini), which scores 1. Please note that sesame is a known allergen.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
- garlic, which scores 1.
- leek (if using in place of white onion), which scores 1 and has a ? as a liberator. There is a note stating that small amounts are well tolerated.
Nutrition
Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 763mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 19386IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 3mg