Warm Kale Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 461 kcal
Ingredients
- 3 medium/big sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 3 big kale leaves chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4-5 Tbsp. olive oil or avocado oil divided in two
- 2 Tbsp. sesame seeds
- Pinch black pepper
- Pink Himalayan salt to taste
Infused Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 garlic minced
- Few parsley leaves chopped
Garnish
- Fresh lemon juice to taste
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Arrange sweet potato cubes on baking sheet. Using pastry brush, paint sweet potato cubes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Bake 45-60 minutes or until soft and golden brown.
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While sweet potato cubes bake, sauté garlic in olive oil. When garlic is lightly golden, add kale. Sauté a few minutes or until kale softens. Leave kale in pan and set aside.
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When sweet potatoes are ready, add them to pan with kale and mix.
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To make infused olive oil, mix ingredients in small container. Set aside. (Note: Flavors are better if mixture has time to sit.)
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Serve on a salad plate, dress with prepared olive oil and lemon juice. Garnish with sesame seeds.
Recipe Notes
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Nutrition Facts
Warm Kale Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 461
Calories from Fat 333
% Daily Value*
Fat 37g57%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 26g
Sodium 94mg4%
Potassium 611mg17%
Carbohydrates 31g10%
Fiber 6g24%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 22655IU453%
Vitamin C 36mg44%
Calcium 189mg19%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.