Roasted Sweet Potato And Spinach Salad Recipes

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES AND WILTED SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, season potatoes with salt and pepper and toss with oil to coat. Place on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove briefly from oven and toss in onions, and return to oven to roast until potatoes are tender, approximately another 20 minutes. Transfer roasted potato mixture to a bowl. Drizzle honey over potatoes, add butter, mixing well, and then gently toss in spinach. The heat from the potatoes will wilt the spinach.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO AND SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, toss the chopped sweet potatoes with the olive oil, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon, and 1 1/2 tsp of the sea salt, coating evenly.
• Spread the potatoes in a baking dish and roast them until fork tender or about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven.
• In a large bowl toss the sweet potatoes with the chopped spinach. The heat from the potatoes will slightly wilt the spinach.
• Once the potatoes cool, stir in the walnuts, cranberries and goat or feta cheese if using and serve.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH ROASTED KUMARA (SWEET POTATO)

Steps:

• Peel and cut the kumara into bite sized cubes.
• Toss in 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 200C/400°F.
• Mix the mustard, lemon juice, and zest for the dressing.
• Add the olive oil a tablespoon at a time, whisking between each spoonful.
• Add finely chopped dill.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Prepare the oranges by peeling and then cutting just the segments off the orange so that there is none of the tough bits. Squeeze any remaining orange juice in the fibrous bits into the dressing.
• Put the spinach is a large bowl.
• Add the roasted kumara straight from the oven and toss through the spinach to wilt the spinach. This works best if the kumara is still really hot.
• Add the dressing and orange segments and toss through.
• Serve slightly warm on a large plate and decorate with nasturtium flowers.

ROASTED BEETROOT (BEET), SWEET POTATO AND SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Place beetroot and sweet potato in baking dish, drizzle over the butter and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 200°C for 45 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Combine yogurt, juice, rind and garlic.
• Arrange the spinach, beans and roasted vegetables on serving plates.
• Drizzle over the dressing and sprinkle with pistachio nuts and pepper.