Sweet Potato and Avocado Salad

Name: Sweet Potato and Avocado Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 lb sweet potato, peeled and cubed; 4 tablespoons olive oil; Salt and black pepper, to taste; 1/2 cup dry blueberries; 1/2 cup fresh cheese, crumbled; 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped; 1/4 cup roasted pumpkin seeds; 1 ripe avocado, peeled and cubed; 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped; Maple vinaigrette (optional)

3 Ratings

2 Reviews

Kitchen Tested

Prep 10 min
Total 30 min
Servings 4

Get ready for this great news: You can have healthy food that doesn’t take forever to make, and it’ll taste amazing. Made from a wild combination of roasted pumpkin seeds, cilantro, dried blueberries, walnuts, ripe avocado and roasted sweet potatoes all drizzled in a maple vinaigrette, you’ll want to make this salad every week. MORE+ LESS-

By Mommy’s Home Cooking

Updated December 10, 2019

Ingredients

lb sweet potato, peeled and cubed

tablespoons olive oil

Salt and black pepper, to taste

1/2

cup dry blueberries

1/2

cup fresh cheese, crumbled

1/4

cup walnuts, chopped

1/4

cup roasted pumpkin seeds

ripe avocado, peeled and cubed

tablespoon cilantro, chopped

Maple vinaigrette (optional)

Steps

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1

Preheat the oven to 400° F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2

Mix the sweet potato, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place the mixture on the tray and roast for about 20 minutes or until the sweet potato softens. Remove from the oven and let cool down slightly.
3

In a large salad bowl, toss together the roasted sweet potato, blueberries, fresh cheese, nuts, pumpkin seeds and avocado.
4

Garnish with chopped cilantro and dress with maple vinaigrette to taste. Serve.