Watercress Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipes

TURKEY, SWEET POTATO, AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Make the vegetables: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Toss all of the ingredients on a rimmed baking sheet, and spread in a single layer. Roast, stirring once, until sweet potato wedges are golden and tender, about 25 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet.
• Make the dressing and salad: Whisk lime juice, oil, and parsley in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in roasted vegetables and turkey. Toss with watercress, radishes, and half of the cheese. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top, and serve immediately.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO SALAD WITH FETA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine sweet potatoes, olive oil, and cumin seeds on a roasting tray, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Spread cashews onto a baking sheet.
• Roast potatoes in the preheated oven until soft and slightly colored at the edges, 30 to 45 minutes, stirring after 20 minutes.
• At the same time, toast cashews in the oven until they start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, 10 to 15 minutes. Chop when cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, whisk oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper for dressing in a small bowl.
• Divide feta cheese, spinach, arugula, watercress, and cilantro among 3 plates. Top with warm sweet potatoes and cashews. Pour dressing over top and serve.

ROASTED SWEET-POTATO AND FARRO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Divide sweet potatoes and garlic between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and spread into a single layer. Roast, flipping once, until tender and caramelized, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cover farro with 4 inches water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook until tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Drain; toss with remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl. Season with salt.
• When cool enough to handle, remove garlic from peels and mash with lemon zest and juice in a small bowl. Add garlic mixture, sweet potatoes, dill, and sprouts to farro; stir until combined. Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with sprouts.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO, SALMON AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Place diced sweet potatoes on your baking stone in a pre-heated 400°F oven and let roast until tender (depending on size--15 minutes is about right).
• Cool Slightly.
• Combine salmon, celery and pecans with the cooled sweet potatoes.
• In a seperate bowl, whisk together olive oil, orange juice, garlic, vinegar, cumin and salt. Pour this dressing over the chicken and potato mixture and chill.
• When ready to serve, stir in the fresh watercress and chopped parsley.

WATERCRESS SALAD WITH ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with racks on upper and lower thirds. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast on upper rack, until tender, 30 to 35 minutes, tossing halfway through.
• On another rimmed baking sheet, toss walnuts with cayenne and 1/2 teaspoon oil. Bake on lower rack,until golden, 6 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together lemon juice, honey, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Add watercress, and toss to combine. Serve topped with sweet potatoes, walnuts, and feta.

WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together juice, sugar and oil. Toss well with nuts and greens. Season and check.

SIMPLE WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, salt, and pepper in a salad bowl. Slowly whisk in oil. Add watercress and toss with vinaigrette to evenly coat. Serve immediately.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat. Bake at 400° for 30-45 minutes or until tender. Cool to room temperature., In a large bowl, combine the walnuts, cherries, parsley and potatoes. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, honey, lime zest and salt. Pour over potato mixture and toss to coat. Serve warm or cold.