Roasted Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Salad

Roasted sweet potato and goat cheese salad – good easy healthy salad bursting with flavor and filling without breaking the calorie budget.

This simple salad is light and full of flavor – the goat cheese and sweet potato help to fill you up, without weighing you down.

If you're looking for fresh, good, whole-food filled salad, this dish is suited to you – it is loaded with flavor, and full of flavor!

We love this salad alongside pork tenderloinbaked codrice pilafand more – it is great for potlucks and cookouts, or anytime you're looking for a hearty, healthy side salad!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Quick Roasted Sweet Potato

This salad is full of good rich and buttery sweet potato flavor, thanks to some quick roasted sweet potato.

To roast your sweet potatoes in small, quick-roasting wedges, follow our instructions below:

Preheat your oven to 400F.

• Add the sweet potato cubes, olive oil, and salt to a sheet pan and toss to combine.
• Roast in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, flipping the sweet potatoes half way through cooking.

Serve it with

This salad pairs perfectly with good healthy dinners – roasted garlic butter pork tenderloinbroiled lobster tailseverything bagel salmonEasy Cajun Butter Shrimp Recipegrilled cauliflower with red pepper sauceand of course our easy broccoli pesto recipe.

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Recipe FAQ's

Can we add chicken to this salad?

This salad is fantastic with grilled chicken strips or boiled shredded chicken for a low calorie meal that is a bit heartier!

How long will this salad last?

Don't dress salad until ready to serve – and do not keep leftover salad covered in dressing – but pre-mixed salad can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days.
Discard any salad that has been dressed, as it will be a goopy, soggy mess.

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Ingredients

• For the Roasted Sweet Potatoes
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1” cubes –
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• For the Salad Dressing
• ¼ cup sour cream
• Up to ¼ cup buttermilk, see notes
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon fresh parsley
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• For the Salad
• 4 ounces salad greens
• 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
• 1 avocado, sliced
• ¼ cup toasted pecans
• ½ cup croutons

Method

1. Roast the Sweet Potatoes
2. Preheat your oven to 400F.
3. Add the sweet potato cubes, olive oil, and salt to a sheet pan and toss to combine.
4. Roast in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, flipping the sweet potatoes half way through cooking.
5. Make the Salad Dressing
6. Combine all of the ingredients (except the milk) in a small bowl.
7. Drizzle in the milk until your desired consistency.
8. Store in the fridge until ready to use.
9. Assemble the Salad
10. In a large bowl, combine the salad greens, sweet potato, goat cheese, avocado, pecans, and croutons.
11. Drizzle over the salad dressing, to taste.
12. Enjoy!