Roasted Sweet Potato & Quinoa Salad

It’s been WAY too long since I posted a recipe on here. To be honest I haven’t done much recipe creation and have been sticking to simple meals most of the time. About a month ago, Joe and I committed to eating vegetarian two nights a week in order to save money. When I buy meat I like to buy pasture-raised meat from the Farmer’s Market and the cost is higher. By eating vegetarian, we aren’t necessarily sticking to a Paleo diet since we include some kind of grain or bean but I always make it gluten-free. I’ve been able to eat gluten-free grains and beans without much upset to my digestive system so we’re continuing to do what works best for us.

I’m obsessed with sweet potatoes and adding quinoa puts them over the top! The orange dressing also goes really well on this salad. To make it vegan simply leave off the feta cheese. You could also substitute goat cheese and I bet that would be delicious.

Since I’m still nursing the carbs in this salad help me to feel full and satisfied. On days when I don’t eat enough carbs I tend to be more hungry and my energy isn’t as high so I try to stick with some form of gluten-free carb at each meal along with lots of healthy fats.

Mr. Enzo is doing really well with eating solids. We’re up to 3 meals a day though they are fairly small meals. We just introduced salmon this week and I think he liked it. I want to try to include salmon in his diet once a week for those healthy fats. He really loves fruit/veggie Popsicles now and homemade applesauce (delish!). The hardest part about feeding him solids is the clean up! It’s really not difficult but since we cook at home 90% of the time we already have a lot of dishes and Enzo just adds to the mess. 🙂