Sweet Potato Pine Nut Salad Recipe
Sweet Potato Pine Nut Salad with Peas in a Vinaigrette is an easy 30-minute meal or side. Vegan. Gluten free. Delicious, and kids love it, too. Excellent protein, low carb, low fat, low calorie.
Servings: 4
Calories: 334kcal
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 sweet potato peeled and diced
- 1 cup frozen peas thawed
- ½ cup pine nuts toasted
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
Vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons honey (if you don't like it so sweet, reduce to 2 teaspoons)
- 2 tablespoons dry white wine (optional, can substitute apple cider vinegar)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup fresh orange juice
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 shallot peeled and minced
Instructions
Salad
- Steam the diced sweet potato for about 5 minutes, then add the peas and continue steaming until the peas are warm and the sweet potatoes are crisp tender, about 3-10 minutes. (Don't overcook.)
- Remove the sweet potatoes and peas to a medium-sized bowl and toss in the toasted pine nuts; stir to combine.
Vinaigrette
- Warm the honey for 10-20 seconds in the microwave.
- Add the olive oil, wine, orange juice, salt, pepper and minced shallot.
- Whisk until the vinaigrette is emulsified.
- Pour it over the salad and stir gently to combine.
- Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 181mg | Potassium: 479mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 8361IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg