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Autumn Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Pecans

Make this impressive looking salad with almost all store bought ingredients tossed together with a quick maple cider vinaigrette!
Course healthy, holiday, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 183kcal
Author Kathi & Rachel

Ingredients

For Salad

  • 1 10 oz package of Spring Mix with Baby Spinach (plus a couple handfuls of spinach or arugula if desired)
  • 1 apple (cored and sliced thinly)
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/2 cup whole pecans, toasted (400 degrees for 10 minutes on a sheet pan)
  • 1/2 cup cooked, crumbled bacon
  • 1 cups roasted cubed sweet potatoes (about one average size sweet potato)

Dressing Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup light olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice about half a lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Cube and peel sweet potatoes. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
  • Spread on foil or parchment covered baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until soft and slightly brown on the edges. Cool.
  • In large salad bowl, add greens, blue cheese, sliced apple, pecans, bacon and chilled sweet potatoes.
  • Combine all dressing ingredients in a container or mason type jar and chill. Toss salad with dressing right before serving. Start with a 1/4 cup and add more dressing as desired.

Notes

Tips to make this Beautiful Autumn Salad!

  • Sub feta, goat or gorgonzola for blue cheese.
  • Any kind of apple will work.  Honey Crisp and Fuji are my faves.
  • Add dried cranberries for an additional kick of color.  (I bought them and forgot to toss them in...  ugh).
  • Toss right before serving.  This salad wilts rather quickly.
  • You will NOT use all the dressing.  Use about 1/4 cup.  Taste and adjust if needed.
  • Makes enough for 6 side dish servings.  Easily doubles with no need to make additional dressing!

Nutrition

Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 434mg | Potassium: 449mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 8105IU | Vitamin C: 16.1mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 2mg