Harissa Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Spinach

Name: Harissa Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Spinach
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 pound orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (about 1 extra large, cut into 1/2 inch (1 cm) chunks); 2 tablespoons harissa paste; 1 tablespoon avocado oil; 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup tahini; 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 tablespoons avocado oil (or extra virgin olive oil); 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup; ½ teaspoon fennel seed (crushed with a mortar and pestle or minced); ½ teaspoon salt; 1 small clove garlic (crushed or micrograted); freshly cracked pepper; ½ pound baby spinach; ½ cup pomegranate arils; ⅓ cup salted shelled pistachios (roughly chopped); ¼ cup minced shallot

4 steps

Prep:20minCook:25min

This cozy roasted sweet potato salad is light yet satisfying - and packed with flavour thanks to fiery harissa, tangy pomegranate arils and creamy pistachios. Perfect for a light meal with some grilled tofu or crispy chickpeas...or as a side salad

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:15:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories373.5 kcal (19%)

Total Fat23 g (33%)

Carbs37.7 g (15%)

Sugars11.5 g (13%)

Protein8.6 g (17%)

Sodium752.5 mg (38%)

Fiber9.6 g (34%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 poundsweet potatoes

orange-fleshed, about 1 extra large, cut into 1/2 inch, 1 cm chunks

2 tablespoonsharissa paste

1 tablespoonavocado oil

2 teaspoonspure maple syrup

1 teaspoonapple cider vinegar

¼ teaspoonsalt

¼ cuptahini

3 tablespoonsfreshly squeezed lemon juice

2 tablespoonsavocado oil

or extra virgin olive oil

1 teaspoonpure maple syrup

½ teaspoonfennel seed

crushed with a mortar and pestle or minced

½ teaspoonsalt

1 clovegarlic

small, crushed or micrograted

freshly cracked pepper

0.5 poundbaby spinach

½ cuppomegranate arils

⅓ cupsalted shelled pistachios

roughly chopped

¼ cupshallot

minced

Instructions

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius). Prepare a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.

Step 2

Whisk harissa, oil, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar and salt in a large salad bowl. Toss sweet potatoes with sauce until evenly coated and then spread onto baking sheet. Roast for 20-24 minutes, until soft.

Tahini Vinaigrette

Step 3

Meanwhile, mix the dressing: in a wide-mouthed jar or bullet, blend the tahini, lemon juice, oil, maple syrup, fennel seed, salt, garlic and pepper with an immersion blender. If you need to thin it out, add ½ - 1 tablespoon water and blend again.