Description
This Honey Sweet Potato Summer Salad is a fresh and satisfying vegetarian lunch featuring roasted sweet potatoes, peppery arugula, juicy blueberries, creamy goat cheese, crunchy pepitas, and pine nuts. Finished with a homemade honey lemon vinaigrette, it’s the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and tangy flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Roasted Sweet Potato:
- 1 small sweet potato, diced into small cubes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
For the Salad:
- 2 handfuls arugula
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1/2 oz goat cheese, crumbled
- 1 tbsp pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tsp honey lemon vinaigrette
For the Honey Lemon Vinaigrette:
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Toss the diced sweet potato with olive oil, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Spread on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer.
- Roast for 30 minutes until tender and lightly caramelized.
- While the sweet potatoes cook, prepare the vinaigrette by combining honey, lemon juice, olive oil, Dijon mustard, and thyme in a jar. Seal and shake well.
- Add arugula to a serving bowl.
- Top with blueberries, goat cheese, pepitas, and pine nuts.
- Add the warm roasted sweet potatoes.
- Drizzle with 1 teaspoon of honey lemon vinaigrette.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
The honey lemon vinaigrette yields enough dressing for approximately 4 to 5 salads.
Store leftover dressing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Add extra blueberries for additional sweetness and color.
For a heartier meal, top with grilled chicken or steak.
Toasting the pine nuts before serving enhances their flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad
- Calories: 375 kcal
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 10mg