Sweet Potato & Pomegranate Salad
 
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You'll love this festive pomegranate salad! The juicy pomegranate seeds are a delicious match for crunchy, toasty pistachios, hearty sweet potatoes, and tangy feta cheese.
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Recipe type: Salad, side dish
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, cubed, plus olive oil, salt & pepper for roasting
  • 2 cups baby salad greens (baby kale, spinach, arugula, etc.)
  • ⅓ cup pomegranate seeds
  • ⅓ cup crumbled feta
  • ¼ cup toasted pistachios, chopped
  • Handful of chopped cilantro
  • 2-3 scallions, chopped, white and green parts
For the dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ garlic clove, minced
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar or white wine vinegar
  • Sea salt and fresh black pepper
Instructions
  1. Roast the sweet potatoes: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Drizzle the sweet potato cubes with some olive oil, salt, and pepper, and roast in the oven for 20-30 minutes, or until the edges start to turn a darker brown.
  2. Make the dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, garlic, honey, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Taste and adjust.
  3. Assemble the salad with the roasted sweet potatoes, greens, pomegranate, feta, pistachios, cilantro, and scallions. Toss lightly in the dressing and serve.
Recipe by Love and Lemons at https://www.loveandlemons.com/pomegranate-salad/