The weather is warming up and it makes me excited to start making fun salads again. Yes, winter & cold weather bring me little inspiration to make a salad, lol!
This salad is full of nutritionally dense foods with each bite having a sweet little aftertaste to it, making it a great change up to your ordinary go-to salad.
What you will need:
Salad ingredients-
3 sweet potatoes
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups chopped kale or spring mix
1 large apple
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (Pepitas)
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
1/2 cup feta cheese or blue cheese
Homemade Dressing ingredients:
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut sweet potatoes into cubes, place in bowl- add olive oil and cinnamon- mix together then spread out on baking sheet.
- Roast for 35-45 minutes, stirring halfway through, until sweet potatoes are fork tender.
- While the sweet potatoes are cooking, chop your kale and add it to a large bowl.
- Next prepare your dressing*: In a small bowl add the following: apple cider vinegar, olive oil, dijon mustard, maple syrup, lemon juice, salt, and pepper- whisk until smooth.
- Pour dressing all over the chopped kale and use your (clean) hands to gently massage the dressing into the kale for a few minutes. This helps remove any bitterness from the kale and adds flavor the the leafy green.
- Add your chopped apple, dried cranberries, chopped almonds. Stir together. (Tip: To keep feta or pumpkin seeds crunchy, don't add until you are ready to eat)
- Once sweet potato cubes are done cooking, let cool and add it to the kale.
Pour into 6 salad bowls, or 1 large bowl for sharing.
- Before you serve the salad, top with pumpkin seeds and feta.
*to make it easier, you can omit the homemade dressing and replace it with a vinaigrette dressing.
Below is a downloadable PDF recipe card to add to your cupboard!
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