Spicy Southwestern Salad with Avocado Dressing
This healthy Spicy Southwestern Salad recipe has roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, corn, lettuce, and creamy avocado dressing!
Foto: Pinch of Yum — Lindsay Ostrom
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 heaping teaspoon each cumin and chili powder (plus a sprinkle of cayenne if you like it hot)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 14 -ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 14 -ounce can sweet corn, rinsed and drained
- 1 romaine heart, chopped
- half an avocado
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup cilantro leaves and stems
- 1 small clove of garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- a squeeze of lime juice
Steps
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Peel the sweet potatoes and chop into bite-sized pieces. Mix the olive oil, cumin, and chili powder together in a small bowl. Brush mixture on sweet potatoes. Roast for 10 minutes. Stir or shake the pan. Turn heat up to 425, and roast for another 10-15 minutes. Check, stir, and bake until the sweet potatoes are just barely roasty-brown on the outside. Season with salt and pepper.
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Meanwhile, pulse all the dressing ingredients in a food processor until mostly smooth.
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Toss the beans, corn, lettuce, and sweet potatoes with the dressing. Serve with chips and/or the other half of the avocado for extra yum!
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (36% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweet potatoes | 2 | - | - |
| oil | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| heaping teaspoon each cumin and chili powder | 1 | Rp 70.000/kg | Rp 7.000 |
| salt and pepper to taste | - | - | - |
| -ounce can black beans | 1 | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 1.200 |
| -ounce can sweet corn | 1 | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 1.200 |
| romaine heart | 1 | - | - |
| half an avocado | - | - | - |
| Greek yogurt | 0.25 cup | Rp 15.000/200g | Rp 4.444 |
| water | 0.5 cup | - | - |
| cilantro leaves and stems | 1 cup | Rp 35.000/kg | Rp 8.295 |
| clove of garlic | 1 small | - | - |
| salt | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
| a squeeze of lime juice | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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