Roasted Sweet Potato Pesto Salad

Name: Roasted Sweet Potato Pesto Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 2 cups sweet potato; 2 teaspoons grapeseed or olive oil; salt and pepper; 1 avocado; 3 stalk green onion; 6 cups baby kale*; 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup pesto sauce; 1 Tbsp lemon juice or cider vinegar

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings
4 Servings
Calories
310 kcal
Course
Salad
Cuisine
American

Roasted Sweet Potato Pesto Salad

Tyler Espinosa

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Pesto sauce makes for an incredibly delicious salad dressing tying this nutritious roasted sweet potato salad together

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Ingredients

Servings

2 cups sweet potato chopped (1/2 of a large sweet potato)
2 teaspoons grapeseed or olive oil
salt and pepper
1 avocado diced
3 stalk green onion chopped
6 cups baby kale*
1/4 cup to 1/3 cup pesto sauce to taste
1 Tbsp lemon juice or cider vinegar to taste, optional

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Chop the sweet potato into ½” pieces. Coat the sweet potato in a couple teaspoons of oil, shake some salt and pepper over them and bake in the oven for 30 minutes, stirring a couple of times part-way through.
Once the sweet potato is soft, remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
In a large salad bowl, toss the baby kale (or spinach or spring green mix) in a couple of tablespoons of store-bough or homemade pesto sauce. Continue adding pesto sauce to your personal taste and drizzle with lemon juice or cider vinegar to taste.
Add the diced avocado, green onion and roasted sweet potato and toss together. I like serving this salad slightly warm by adding the roasted sweet potato when it’s still warm. You’d prefer, allow sweet potato to cool all the way before adding it to the salad.

Notes

*You can also use spinach or spring green mix. ** I used my recipe for homemade kale and basil pesto sauce. You can find the recipe here
recipe here

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1Serving (of 4) Calories 310kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 31g (10%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 4g Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 9g (18%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 310 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1Serving (of 4)
Calories	310kcal	16%
Carbohydrates	31g	10%
Protein	8g	16%
Fat	18g	28%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Polyunsaturated Fat	3g	18%
Monounsaturated Fat	4g	20%
Fiber	8g	32%
Sugar	9g	18%