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Salad in a white serving bowl with sweet potato, tomatoes, blueberries and more over kale.

Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

Contributor: Christine Pittman

This Sweet Potato Salad with an easy homemade dressing tastes as good as it looks. I love this rainbow of delicious veggies.

  • Author: Christine Pittman
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Entrée
  • Method: Mix
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 2 Tbsp. honey
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. orange juice
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 Tbsp. minced shallot or onion
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 8 cups chopped, packed kale leaves
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 medium cooked sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup sliced red onion*
  • 2 cups cooked cubed beets**
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl whisk together honey, olive oil, vinegar, orange juice, tahini, garlic, shallot, cumin, and salt to make the dressing. Set aside.
  2. To a large bowl, add the kale. On top of that, add the tomato, sweet potato, bell pepper, blueberries, red onion, and beets.
  3. Top with chopped nuts.
  4. Drizzle with desired amount of honey tahini dressing, serve immediately.

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Notes

*For similar vibrant color but more crunch, use a cup of sliced radishes instead or in addition to the red onion.

**I’ve used an 8.8 ounce package of cooked beets from the produce department, and I have also used a 15 ounce can of sliced beets, drained and patted dry.