Asian Sweet Potato Salad + Ginger Dressing

Sweet potato, kale, and ginger come together to make the best salad you’ll ever have!

This post comes from our blog intern, Monica!

October is here and that means sweet potato season is in full swing. Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite foods – full of vitamins and fiber, delicious no matter if they’re seasoned sweet or savory. They exude autumn, being a staple of many Thanksgiving dinners and emitting that bright orange color that makes you think of a crisp, October day. Not only do I love sweet potatoes, I’m a sucker for salad. After a little experimenting, mixing sweet potatoes and salad with a variety of flavors, I decided to try my hand at making a homemade ginger dressing. Let me just say: it was a BIG hit.

The three unique flavors of sweet potato, kale and ginger came together in such an unexpected way, complementing one another to create a complexity and character unlike any salad I’ve had before. Since making it (and promptly devouring it) I’ve not stopped craving the zesty freshness of love at first bite. Once you make this salad, you’re guaranteed to make it again and again!

Step 1: Cook your sweet potatoes

Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Set your oven to 350˙F, cube your sweet potato and place on a baking sheet. Drizzle the cubes with olive oil and seasonings and bake for about 12 minutes. Let your sweet potatoes cool before you toss them into the salad.

Step 2: Make the ginger dressing!

Ingredients:
½ cup diced onion
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ cup chopped carrots
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons tomato sauce
1 tablespoon agave
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
½ cup vegetable oil

While your sweet potatoes cool, it’s time to make the best part of the salad — the dressing! Add all of the ingredients in your blender and liquefy. The dressing does tend to separate so, if you aren’t eating it right away, be sure to stir or shake it up before the next use.

Step 3:

Ingredients:
chopped kale
carrots
red onions
purple cabbage
dried cranberries
feta cheese
edamame
sliced almonds
*Feel free to get creative–you don’t have to have all of these things to make a fantastic Asian ginger salad!

Step 4: Toss it all together
Add the dressing and sweet potatoes to the salad and, voila! You’ve got yourself a delicious salad.