This Mexican-inspired roasted sweet potato salad is a 40-minute plant-based delight! With black beans, corn, and a citrusy lime dressing, it makes a fresh and hearty meal.
This roasted sweet potato salad is a vibrant and hearty dish, bursting with Mexican-inspired flavours. It is best served at room temperature.
This salad combines sweet, caramelised roasted sweet potatoes with black beans, corn, cherry tomatoes, red pepper, and red onion. I have also added fresh peppery rocket.
Everything is tossed in a zesty and zingy dressing, made with freshly squeezed lime juice, extra-virgin olive oil, Dijon mustard, garlic, and maple syrup.
This roasted sweet potato salad is perfect as a light main course or a vibrant side dish. It’s ideal for summer barbecues, quick midweek dinners, or a satisfying lunch that can be made ahead of time. I also like to serve it with my Tofu Tacos.
Other popular salads you should try
- Mushroom Salad (with Tahini Dressing)
- Mexican Quinoa Salad
- Asian Vermicelli Noodle Salad (with smoked tofu)
- Lentil Tabbouleh
- Chickpea Salad
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How to make this roasted sweet potato salad
Ingredients needed
To make these roasted sweet potato salad you will need:
- sweet potatoes
- olive oil
- ground cumin
- ground coriander
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- salt
- can black beans
- can corn
- red pepper
- cherry tomatoes
- small red onion
- rocket
LIME DRESSING
- Dijon mustard
- extra-virgin olive oil
- fresh lime juice
- maple syrup
- 1 garlic clove grated
Step 1: Roast the sweet potatoes
Peel and cut the sweet potatoes in 2cm [3/4 inch] dice. Place the diced sweet potatoes in an oven tray. Toss in olive oil, cumin, coriander, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt until coated all over.
Shaking the oven tray from time to time, cook the sweet potatoes for 30 minutes at 200°C / 400°F until soft and slightly caramelised.
Step 2: Make the dressing
Whisk together the Dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, lime juice, maple syrup, and grated garlic. Season to taste with salt and set aside.
Step 3: Combine and serve
Place the black beans, corn, pepper, tomatoes, and red onion in a large salad bowl. Top with the sweet potatoes and rocket. Toss everything in the lime dressing and serve.
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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad
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Ingredients
- 450 g sweet potato
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- 400 g can black beans rinsed and drained
- 150 g can corn rinsed and drained
- 1 red pepper diced
- 125 g cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 small red onion diced
- 2 handfuls rocket
LIME DRESSING
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 4 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 3 to 4 tsp maple syrup
- 1 garlic clove grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F.
- Peel and cut the sweet potatoes in 2cm [3/4 inch] dice.450 g sweet potato
- Place the diced sweet potatoes in an oven tray. Toss in olive oil, cumin, coriander, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt until coated all over.2 Tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp ground coriander, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp smoked paprika, ½ tsp salt
- Shaking the oven tray from time to time, cook the sweet potatoes for 30 minutes until soft and slightly caramelised.
- In the meantime, make the dressing: Whisk together the Dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, lime juice, maple syrup, and grated garlic. Season to taste with salt and set aside.2 tsp Dijon mustard, 4 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice, 3 to 4 tsp maple syrup, 1 garlic clove
- Prepare the rest of the salad: Place the black beans, corn, pepper, tomatoes, and red onion in a large salad bowl.400 g can black beans, 150 g can corn, 1 red pepper, 125 g cherry tomatoes, 1 small red onion
- Top with the sweet potatoes and rocket.2 handfuls rocket
- Toss everything in the lime dressing and serve.
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Delicious! Great for a lighter meal but still filling. Thank you!
Thanks Lilig. So glad you enjoyed this recipe. Annabelle x