Crispy Roasted White Sweet Potatoes and Kale Salad with Tahini Dressing

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

This is a vegan salad recipe is full of flavor! When I was visiting my sister at the Jersey Shore, we went to the Brigantine Farmers market on Saturday morning and I picked up some Jersey fresh sweet potatoes and tomatoes. I used these ingredients to make this delicious salad. The sweet potatoes come out crispy and are complimented by the tahini dressing and kale.

Sweet Potato Ingredients:

• 1 medium white sweet potato peeled and cut into small cubes (should be 1 ½ cups)
• 2 T olive oil
• ¼ teas salt
• ¾ teas cumin
• ¾ teas turmeric
• ½ teas crushed red peppers*
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• Cooking spray

 Tahini Dressing Ingredients:

• 2 cloves garlic
• Handful of cilantro leaves (about ½ cup)
• ¼ cuo tahini (sesame paste)
• ½ cup water
• Juice of 1 large lemon
• ¾ teas cumin
• ½ teas salt

 Salad Ingredients:

• 4 cups of chopped kale
• 1 tomato seeded and diced
• 2 T finely chopped red onions
• ½ cup diced cucumbers
• ¼ cup chopped scallions (green parts)

Sweet Potato Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450.
2. In a medium/large bowl, combine olive oil, sweet potatoes, and garlic.
3. In a small bowl, mix salt, cumin, turmeric, and crushed red peppers.
4. Then sprinkle contents of small bowl to sweet potato mixture bowl and combine.
5. On a baking sprayed with cooking spray, spread out the sweet potatoes.
6. Cook in oven for 20 minutes (taking it out halfway through to toss).

 Tahini Dressing Directions:

1. In a food processor, chop garlic and cilantro.
2. Then add all remaining ingredients until well combined.

 Salad Directions:

1. Combine all salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Then add about 4 T of the Tahini Dressing and combine.
3. Divide salad evenly across 2 bowls.
4. Place ½ cup of roasted sweet potatoes on top of each.
5. Drizzle a little more of the dressing on top of the sweet potatoes.

 Notes:

While the sweet potatoes cook, you can do the tahini dressing and prep the salad.

You will have about ½ cup of sweet potatoes and some dressing left over – this is a great little snack for later (dip the sweet potatoes in the dressing).

If you do not like spicy, you can reduce or omit the crushed red peppers.