Kale and Sweet Potato Salad is a delicious salad! Curry-roasted sweet potatoes, kale and red onion, topped with lime jalapeño salad dressing.
If you’re looking for a healthy, new, and tasty salad recipe, I’d like to share this one for Kale And Sweet Potato Salad with you today!
If you’re anything like me, KALE isn’t high on the list of “must have” yummy ingredients (ha ha!). BUT…in this salad it is quite yummy (and did I mention it’s good for you?).
However… give this wonderful salad a chance, okay? Seasoned sweet potatoes (including curry powder!) are roasted, then added to a simple salad made with kale and red onion slices.
Top the simple salad with a lime, ginger, diced jalapeño, garlic and oil salad dressing that takes only a minute to make, and BOOM! Just like that, this salad is ready to enjoy!
You will have a healthy, packed with flavor (and nutrients) salad I’m confident will surprise you with great flavor. Here’s how to make it:
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Prepare The Sweet Potato
To make enough salad for three servings, you will need one half pound of sweet potatoes (approx. 1½ medium-large potatoes). Peel the sweet potatoes and discard the peels.
Cut the sweet potatoes in half, length-wise. Next you will need to cut each half cross-wise into 1″ slices, then cut each of those slices down the middle, lengthwise.
This will leave you with bite-sized “quarter” pieces of the sweet potatoes. Set them aside while you whip up the seasoning mix.
Make Seasoning Mix For Sweet Potatoes
Stir salt, curry powder, onion powder and black pepper together in a small bowl. Once combined, this will be the seasoning mix for the sweet potatoes.
Season The Sweet Potatoes
Spray a rimmed baking sheet generously with non-stick baking spray. Lay the raw sweet potato pieces out on the sheet in a single layer.
Lightly spray the sweet potatoes with more baking spray. Sprinkle the seasoning mixture evenly over the sweet potatoes, so all pieces are seasoned.
Bake The Sweet Potatoes
Bake the sweet potatoes in a preheated 425°F. oven for 20-25 minutes. Halfway through the cooking time, give them a toss, then lay them back out in a single layer and continue baking.
When done, a butter knife should be able to be easily inserted into a potato piece with no resistance! They should also be very lightly browned.
Mine usually take 20 minutes to fully roast, but times may vary based on the size of the pieces you will have used.
Once done, transfer the sweet potato pieces to a wire rack and allow them to cool completely.
Make Salad Dressing While Sweet Potatoes Cool
While the roasted sweet potatoes cool, you can quickly whip up the simple salad dressing. Place lime juice, oil, diced jalapeño, minced garlic and ginger in a small bowl.
Use a fork or whisk to fully combine these ingredients. This is the salad dressing you will use on the Kale and Sweet Potato Salad! Set aside.
Assemble The Kale And Sweet Potato Salad
When the sweet potatoes have cooled to room temperature, you can finish making the salad before serving. Place the kale, red onion and sweet potatoes in a salad bowl.
Drizzle all of the salad dressing on top, then gently toss, to coat everything with the dressing. That’s it! Now you’re ready to serve and enjoy the kale and sweet potato salad!
NOTE: The container of kale I used had small leaves. If the kale variety you’re using has large leaves, tear them into bite-sized pieces before adding them to the bowl.
Serve The Kale And Sweet Potato Salad
This salad pairs very well with just about every type of meat, from fish, poultry, pork to beef! We’ve even enjoyed it as a side salad with… Hamburgers! Yum!
The light curry seasoning of the sweet potatoes, healthy kale, and the light lime, garlic, ginger and jalapeño dressing all come together in a bright, delicious salad!
If you choose not to eat meat, then this salad would be a lovely main dish, too! You might adjust the total serving size to serve two, rather than three portions, as written.
I hope you’ll take the opportunity to try this dish, even if you dislike kale! It has great flavor, besides the fact your home will smell great while the potatoes roast!
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Recipe Adapted From: “Year-Round Fresh”, page 184, published by WW International, Inc. in 2018
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Kale and Sweet Potato Salad is a delicious salad! Curry-roasted sweet potatoes, kale and red onion, topped with lime jalapeño salad dressing.
- ½ pound sweet potatoes , peeled, cut in 1" quarters
- non-stick cooking spray for baking sheet and sweet potatoes
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon curry powder
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups fresh kale torn or in small leaves
- ¼ cup red onion (cut in thin slices)
- 1½ Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2½ teaspoons canola oil or other neutral oil
- ¼ small fresh jalapeño seeded, finely diced
- ½ small garlic clove minced
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ginger peeled/ finely grated
Preheat oven to 425℉. Generously coat large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
Peel sweet potatoes. Cut in half, length-wise. Slice each half cross-wise into 1" half circles, then cut each slice in half, into wedges, Set aside.
Stir salt, curry powder, onion powder and black pepper together in a small bowl.
Lay sweet potatoes in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Lightly spray sweet potatoes with baking spray. Sprinkle potatoes with spice mix.
Bake at 425°F. for 20-25 minutes. Halfway through cooking, give them a toss, then put back in single layer; continue baking. When done, potatoes will be lightly browned. A knife can be inserted into potatoes with no resistance! Transfer potatoes to a wire rack; cool completely.
Whisk lime juice, oil, jalapeño, garlic and ginger in bowl, until fully combined.
Put kale, red onion and sweet potatoes in salad bowl. Drizzle with salad dressing. Toss gently, to coat everything with dressing. Serve! NOTE: If kale you're using has large leaves, tear them into bite-sized pieces before adding.
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