{"id":8265,"date":"2019-12-16T20:46:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T20:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/?p=8265"},"modified":"2024-11-14T23:45:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T23:45:38","slug":"roasted-sweet-potato-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/roasted-sweet-potato-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Sweet Potato Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u201cRoasted Sweet Potato Salad with Spinach, Pomegranate and Pumpkin Seeds\u201d is my favorite salad when it comes to clean eating. Festive, healthy, scrumptious and makes a great addition to your holiday table \u2013 an explosion of sweet and tangy deliciousness!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Spinach, Pomegranate and Pumpkin Seeds<\/h1>\n

Fall means sweet potatoes and clean eating means putting whole and plant foods in your meals, and the \u201cRoasted Sweet Potato Salad with Spinach, Pomegranate and Pumpkin Seeds\u201d is wholesome, healthy, colorful and insanely delicious. Fresh baby spinach, roasted sweet potatoes, pomegranate seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds and sunflower seeds with a bright sweet and tangy vinaigrette that brings out the flavor in this salad!<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t you sometimes wish that you could learn the secret behind a salad dressing you had at a restaurant? I have got a variety of restaurant-style salads in my repertoire that I have developed and perfected over years; some are published in my cookbook, others are on the blog and a few recipes are documented in posts, maybe one day I will have my own restaurant; one of the signature dishes that would be on the menu is the dressing in this salad!!There is a secret technique behind the bright variety of flavors in it!! Guess what? It is the white balsamic reduction that will have the ability to elevate the dressing over the top.\u00a0 It is darn easy to make it and once you introduce it in your cooking repertoire, you will know what I mean!<\/p>\n

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Empty the white balsamic vinegar bottle into a saucepan and bring it to a boil, reduce heat to medium and let the vinegar simmer until reduced to 3\/4 cup \u2013 it should have the consistency of thick maple syrup. The reduction can be made 1 or 2 weeks ahead and stored in a glass bottle in the refrigerator until you are ready to make the salad! It is a good habit to take action and make some planning in advance.<\/p>\n

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To roast the sweet potatoes: peel the sweet potatoes and try to cut them into equal sized cubes. Place them in an oven sheet, in a single layer.\u00a0 Toss with sea salt, black pepper and olive oil, roast them in an oven preheated to, 200 \u00b0C\/400\u00b0F, about 20 minutes or until fork tender.<\/p>\n

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To make the honey roasted pumpkin seed mix, preheat the oven to 160\u00b0C \/ 325\u00b0F, combine together the honey, olive oil and sea salt; add the pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and chia seeds. Stir well until all the seeds are well coated with the honey-oil mixture.\u00a0 Transfer to an oven sheet lined with parchment paper.\u00a0 Bake about 15 minutes, making sure to a stir every now and then.\u00a0 Remove from the oven and set aside to completely cool down. The crunchy sweet and salty combo will take the salad to the next level.<\/p>\n

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Make the dressing: in a small jar, combine 3 tablespoons of the white balsamic vinegar reduction, honey, olive oil, sea salt and freshly grated black pepper.\u00a0 Close tightly with the lid and shake well to combine. The acidic sweetness in the dressing pairs well with salads that contain fruits or sweet potatoes \u2013 you will never reach the bottled store bought dressings anymore.<\/p>\n

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To put the salad together: assemble the baby spinach around a large serving shallow bowl, arrange the roasted sweet potatoes in the middle and toss the pomegranate seeds around the sweet potatoes, scatter the honey roasted pumpkin seeds around the pomegranate seeds. Add the crumbled Feta cheese on top, and for a vegan and paleo salad, leave the cheese out! It would still taste great!! Dress your salad as close to serving as possible, to keep it neat and tidy!<\/p>\n

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