If you’re looking for a tasty salad that’s hearty enough to be eaten as a main dish, look no further. Contributed by the BOSH! guys, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, this sweet potato salsa salad featuring fresh cherry tomatoes and avocado is deliciously sweet, savory, and fresh tasting.
If you want to get a jump start, roast the sweet potatoes and make the salsa ahead of time, then just assemble everything when you’re ready to serve. If you’re off to a barbecue, take this to share. If you’re prepping for a party, make this to serve.
Excerpted from BOSH! on a Budget by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby. Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins, 2022. Photo credit: Lizzie Mayson.
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Sweet Potato Salsa Salad
This sweet potato salsa salad is deliciously sweet, savory, and fresh tasting.
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes, (about 2 ¼ pounds)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 3 garlic cloves, left whole and unpeeled
- 8 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
- 7-ounce can corn (or 1 cup cooked fresh or frozen kernels)
- 15-ounce can black beans
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1/4 cup shelled pumpkin seeds
For the salsa
- 2 to 3 limes
- 1 red onion
- 1 jalapeño
- 1 large ripe avocado
- Small bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- Make the sweet potatoes: Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into ¾-inch chunks. Tip them into the roasting pan and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle over the smoked paprika, and give everything a good toss. Add the unpeeled garlic cloves. Put the pan in the oven and roast for 30 to 40 minutes, until the sweet potatoes and garlic are totally soft. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Make the salsa: Zest the limes into a bowl and squeeze the juice over the top. Halve, peel, and finely chop the red onion. Stem and finely slice the jalapeño and add it to the bowl. Halve and pit the avocado, dice the flesh, and scoop it into the bowl. Finely chop most of the cilantro and add it to the salsa, reserving a few leaves for garnish. Drizzle in the extra virgin olive oil, season well with salt and pepper, and toss to combine.
- Prepare the rest of the salad: Halve the cherry tomatoes. Drain the corn and black beans and rinse well. Stem and dice the bell peppers. Place the skillet over medium high heat, add the pumpkin seeds, and toast until they start to pop. Take the pan off the heat.
- Assemble and serve: Pop the cooled garlic cloves out of their skins into the salsa and discard the skins. Toss to combine.
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The recipe looks great, but how much pumpkin seeds? Not listed as an ingredient, but the instructions say to toast them in a skillet??
Thanks for catching out that omission, Karen! It’s 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, and the recipe has been corrected.