Everyone should have a favorite go-to salad recipe. One that they can make in a flash without much thought or analysis in the kitchen. Having a healthy-delicious recipe in your back pocket is a good prevention method for avoiding rushed, possibly unhealthy mealtime decisions. Once you discover how easy it can be to make yourself a delicious, favorite meal, you will feel empowered to get in the kitchen more often - and you may even save some money on takeout and other convenience food options...
My Salad! When mealtime rolls around and all I want is a delicious, well-balanced, bowl-in-a-meal sort of salad, this recipe is what satisfies me. I not only use this as my go-to salad recipe, but I also crave it even when I do have loads of time for kitchen play!
The secret to discovering YOUR perfect go-to salad is figuring out what foods you could never get tired of. For me, those flavors are: sweet potato, baked all sticky and sweet. Avocado, creamy and buttery. Greens, fresh and fluffy. Walnuts, crunchy and rich. Tomato, colorful and juicy. Onion, zesty and flavorful. And my favorite tahini-maple dressing, nutty and sweet creating a savory-sweet flavor I adore. Try my favorite salad recipe on for size, then get in the kitchen to craft YOUR favorite go-to salad recipe! Let me know what it is in the comments section, I'd love to take your salad for a ride.
Some salad components: homemade hummus and homemade salad dressing.
Watch me make and chat about my favorite salad recipe! (VIDEO) .. oh and try your best to ignore the Sochi kitty cat who pops up in the middle of the video. He cannot help himself when he smells fresh flowers on the shelf.
Maple Tahini Dressing recipe + more vegan salad dressing recipes
Go-To Salad: Avocado Sweet Potato Maple Tahini Greens
By Published 05/26/2014
Kathy's favorites make for one easy, go-to salad. Avocado, sweet potato, walnuts and more with my signature maple-tahini dressing.
Ingredients
- 4 cups greens (baby spinach used)
- ½ sweet onion, chopped
- 1 small tomato, chopped
- ½ - 1 avocado, diced
- 1 tablespoon walnuts
- 1 small sweet potato, baked, peeled and sliced
- ¼ cup hummus or ½ cup beans (opt'l)
- 2-3 teaspoon maple syrup, grade B
- 2-3 teaspoon tahini
- 1 small orange, juiced or 2 tablespoon lemon juice or 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- An hour before starting to assemble your salad, pop your sweet potato in a 400 degree oven and bake for about an hour, or until tender.
- Add greens, chopped onion, diced avocado, chopped tomato, walnuts and dressing to a large mixing bowl. Toss very well until greens are marinated with flavor. Optional: add a pinch of salt and pepper to season greens. Pour tossed salad into a serving bowl.
- Top salad with the baked sweet potato slices. Add a dollop of hummus on the side.
- Add some toast or rice crackers on the side if desired. Serve while sweet potato is still warm!
Yield: 1 large entree saladPrep Time: 00 hrs. 15 mins. Cook time: 01 hrs. 00 mins. Total time: 1 hrs. 15 mins.
Nutrition
- Calories: 580 (using ½ avocado)
Tags: salad,vegan,sweet potato,entree
Jennipher Hulse says
Okay, so I made this tonight for dinner and love, love, love it!! I WILL be making this a lot from now on. Thanks so much for sharing.
Kathy Patalsky says
yay I am so glad to hear that!
marlies says
I have seriously made this salad for the past 3 nights! Safe to say I'm in love 🙂 Thanks for sharing this gem!
Kathy Patalsky says
THAT is awesome! Thanks for letting me know 🙂 🙂
Michael Brant says
Beee - youtiful!!
Kathy Patalsky says
thank you!
Agne Johnson says
What a stunning salad. And can I just say - what a great idea to start making your own videos - your personality is a best-seller in itself and your little kittens should appear more often if you ask me 🙂 been a follower for a while now Kathy, well done with what you've done so far and best of luck in the future. Huge fan 🙂 xoxo
Kathy Patalsky says
haha more kittens it is!!! thank you Agne 🙂 🙂 <3
Meredith says
I love the idea of pairing sweet potato with avocado! This looks delicious! 🙂
Kathy Patalsky says
oh yes! they pair very well together!
The vegan 8 says
Beautiful Kathy! I love tahini dressing on my sweet potatos too! Yours sounds wonderful! I'm kind of obsessed with tahini 🙂
Kathy Patalsky says
mmm tahini + sweet potatoes. yes that is exactly one reason why this salad rocks 🙂
Kristy says
Looks so yum! I love your videos! 🙂 where did you get your maple syrup in the bag?
Kathy Patalsky says
whole foods!
Anne (A Vegan Adventure) says
Definitely some of my favorite flavor combos as well. Looks delish!
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you Anne!
Naturally Wholesome says
What type of bread is that? I don't think I've ever seen purple bread before
Kathy Patalsky says
Gluten free purple rice bread! It's very yummy. It's called "black rice" flavor ... Foods for life brand
Naturally Wholesome says
Cool thanks! I'll keep an eye out for it
Fun Fresh Feast says
Oh, yum! Avocadoes and sweet potatoes are my jam! I will have to make this soon!
Kathy Patalsky says
Such delicious healthy foods, yes?? 🙂 I hope you like it!
Sarojini says
I love that salad! My go to at the moment ideally includes avocado, and I'm just getting into sprouted buckwheat. For me, tahini or cashew cream/dressing/ mayo is also a must!
Kathy Patalsky says
sprouted buckwheat. very nice!!! cashew cream dressing .. hmm I have done cashew sauces and cashew cream galore but I do not think I have formally called one a salad dressing. inspired! And yum.
Warm Vanilla Sugar says
I love the look of this salad!! I love it!
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you!
Courtney says
Yummy! I love salads that are loaded with veggies! 🙂
Kathy Patalsky says
Load 'em up! 🙂