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Autumn Salad with Creamy Tahini Dressing
Descriptions: This fresh autumn kale and sweet potato salad are loaded with roasted sweet potato and kale with tahini salad dressing on top. Perfect for fall gatherings. It is easy to make with easy-to-find ingredients. A salad that offers a lot of health benefits and great addition to a vegan meal.
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Are you looking for a new and healthy salad to add to your autumn menu? This kale and sweet potato salad is perfect for those chilly fall days!
The sweetness of the sweet potatoes pairs perfectly with the earthiness of the kale, and the dressing is light and refreshing. Best of all, this salad is easy to make – simply chop up your ingredients and toss them together!
You’ll fall in love with this autumn salad!
Fall is officially here, and with it comes cooler temperatures, changing leaves, and plenty of delicious food. You will fall in love with this healthy salad as they are…
- Perfect for any autumn gathering, or simply as a weekday lunch.
- Drizzled with your favorite homemade salad dressing.
- Bounty of delicious fruits and vegetables.
- Versatile, delicious, healthy salad.
Before we enjoy this salad let us know why they are a great addition to your vegan diet. Keep reading and learn more!
Health Benefits of Kale
Kale is a nutritional powerhouse that offers a wealth of health benefits. This leafy green is low in calories and high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Kale can be enjoyed cooked or raw, making it a versatile addition to any diet. Here are five reasons you should add kale to your next meal:
- Nutrient-rich and helps support overall health.
- High in antioxidants, including vitamins C and A.
- An anti-inflammatory and may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
- It contains essential minerals like potassium and magnesium.
- Low in calories and high in fiber, making it a healthy choice for weight loss or management.
How about sweet potatoes? They are also a great addition to your health.
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Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes
They can be enjoyed roasted, mashed, or in pie form! Try cooking with sweet potatoes to enjoy their many health benefits.
- Good source of dietary fiber, potassium, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C.
- Reducing the risk of heart disease, and improving blood sugar control.
- Increasing the antioxidant levels in the body.
- Can help keep you feeling full and satisfied
This kale and sweet potato is really amazing, right? Aside from the are healthy, we will make them a vegan recipe that is great for anyone who is on a vegan diet or just eating healthy foods.
So if you’re looking for an easy way to boost your health, keep reading!
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Autumn salad: Plant-based ingredients tips, and how to make it!
In this blog post, we’ll show you how to make autumn kale and sweet potato salad that’s perfect for any occasion. Aside from kale and sweet potato the remaining ingredients are easy to find and healthy too. So pull up a chair and join us in the kitchen and learn how to make it!
For the roasted sweet potatoes, toss them with vegetable oil, cinnamon, ground cumin, smoked paprika, and kosher salt.
For the dressing, in this recipe, we will use Tahini Salad Dressing, you will need tahini, water, lemon juice, maple syrup, kosher salt, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and mix well until everything is incorporated. Transfer them into a mason jar.
For the salad, you will need chopped kale, diced apple, pepitas, chopped pecans, and dried cranberries.
Then, in a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and drizzle with homemade tahini salad dressing, and enjoy!
Ingredients Note
- Kale: Feel free to substitute spinach and add some of your favorite fall leaf vegetables.
- Sweet Potato: Alternatively use butternut squash, pumpkin, kabocha, delicata, or acorn.
- Salad dressing: If tahini is not your thing, feel free to drizzle it with Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing and Orange Mustard.
Imagine how this autumn salad is versatile and adaptable! This year, why not try something new with your seasonal produce just like this fall salad?
Looking for more vegan fall recipes?
- Try our Vegan Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Mini Pumpkins Cream Puffs, Pumpkin Alfredo Pasta Recipe, Vegan Maple Pumpkin Overnight Oats, Vegan Pumpkin Pie Smoothie, Apple Cranberry Crisp, Pumpkin Alfredo Pasta Recipe, Butternut Squash Pancakes, 20-minute Pumpkin Soup, Teriyaki Tofu-Tempeh Casserole, and Apple Cinnamon Waffles. They are completely plant-based and ideal for your vegan meal.
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Autumn Kale and Sweet Potato Salad
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cumin ground
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
Tahini Salad Dressing:
- 2 oz. tahini
- 2 oz. water
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- tbsp maple syrup according to your liking
- kosher salt
- garlic
- cayenne pepper
Kale:
- 7 cups kale chopped
- 1 large apple
- 2 oz. pepitas
- 1/3 cup pecans chopped
- 1/4 cup cranberries dried
Instructions
Let us combine the ingredients!
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF and line a baking sheet.
- Chop the kale without a woody stem, and cut the apple sweet potatoes into quarters.
- In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients for sweet potatoes, mix well, and brush them into quartered sweet potatoes.
- On a baking sheet, transfer the sweet potatoes and roast them for at least 25–30 minutes, or until tender.
- Meanwhile, in a jar, combine all the ingredients for a tahini dressing, mix them well, and set them aside.
- In a large bowl, place the chopped kale, quartered apples, and the remaining ingredients for kale, then add the cooked sweet potatoes.
- Then, refrigerate for up to 4-5 days before adding the tahini dressing on top.
Notes
- Kale: Feel free to substitute spinach and add some of your favorite fall leaf vegetables.
- Sweet Potato: Alternatively use butternut squash, pumpkin, kabocha, delicata, or acorn.
- Salad dressing: If tahini is not your thing, feel free to drizzle it with Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing and Orange Mustard.
Nutrition
For More Vegan Recipes
The vegan recipes below I’ve suggested are completely vegan and 100% made with plant-based ingredients. They are also a great addition to your vegan meal. Even non-vegetarians will love these!
- Vegan Pasta Salad With Grilled Peaches: This colorful salad is perfect for summer with healthy pasta, arugula, and simple sauce,
- Thousand Island Dressing: Made with 6-plant-based ingredients can be used as toppings, dipping, and dressing.
- Vegan Kale Smoothie: This smoothie will give you a boost of vitamins in the morning.
- Curried Lentil and Sweet Potato Bowl: Loaded with sweet potatoes, kale, curried lentils, and cilantro chutney.
- Crispy Kale Chips: These chips are made in the air fryer and are perfect for low carbs diet.
To Wrap It All Up
Autumn kale and sweet potato salad is a delicious and nutritious salad that you’ll love. This recipe features two powerhouse plant-based ingredients, kale, and sweet potatoes, which are packed with health benefits. We hope you enjoy this salad as much as we do! If you have any questions or comments about the recipe, please leave them below. We would love to hear from you!
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This is such a delicious salad recipe. Packed with all the nutritious ingredients!
Thank you! Please let us know how it works when you make it.
Awesome! I’m excited to try this at home ?
Great! Please let us know how you enjoy it.