Kale & Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Sunflower Seed Brittle
This delicious Sweet Potato Salad is made with kale, feta, and a crunchy Sunflower Seed Brittle that makes it the perfect holiday side.
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Ingredients
For the sunflower seed bark
- 3/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
For the sweet potatoes
- 2 large sweet potatoes (about 1.5-2lbs), peeled and cubed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup salted butter
Dressing
- 1 tbsp grainy mustard
- 2 tbsp honey balsamic vinegar (or sub white or regular balsamic vinegar)
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 3 small garlic cloves, pressed
- half of a lemon, juiced
Toppings
- 4 cups packed chopped tuscan kale
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
Instructions
For the sunflower seed bark
- Preheat the oven to 275F and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. To a bowl add the sunflower seeds, finely chopped pecans, maple syrup, olive oil, salt and pepper and mix until combined. Spread on the baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, until crispy. Set aside to cool.
For the sweet potatoes
- Preheat the oven to 400F. On a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper, toss the sweet potatoes with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper. Spread them out in a single layer. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until soft.
- Towards the end of the baking time, make the brown butter by adding the 1/4 cup salted butter to a small pan or pot over medium-high heat. Swirl or stir constantly until it is a golden / deep brown colour and has a nutty aroma, about 1 1/2 minutes.
- Once the sweet potatoes come out of the oven, drizzle half to all (decide based on the amount of sweet potatoes you have) of the brown butter over them. Set aside.
Assemble the salad
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl whisk together the mustard, honey balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper and pressed garlic until combined.
- Massage Kale with the salad dressing before assembling.
- Add the chopped kale to a large bowl or platter and drizzle over 1/3 of the dressing and 1/2 tsp salt. Use your hands to massage the dressing and salt into the kale.Next, layer the brown butter sweet potatoes, break up pieces of the seed bark over top of the salad sweet potatoes, add the crumbled feta cheese and pomegranate seeds and then drizzle with the rest of the dressing. Gently toss the salad and serve.
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Notes
- If you're making this recipe for Thanksgiving or Christmas, prep ahead of time: make the brittle, dressing and chop the kale earlier in the day.
- If you don't have sweet potato, you could swap for butternut squash - just watch the roasting time on the cubes of squash.
- You might also enjoy this Winter Chopped Salad
- The brittle on it's own would be a delicious addition to a cheeseboard or as a part of a holiday appetizer spread.
Nutrition
Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 36.8g | Protein: 8.6g | Fat: 34.3g | Saturated Fat: 8.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15.8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 23.6mg | Sodium: 938.2mg | Fiber: 4.8g | Sugar: 9.7g
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