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Spicy Southwestern Salad with Avocado Dressing
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Prep Time
15m
Cook Time
20m
Total Time
35m
This Spicy Southwestern Salad with Avocado Dressing is a flavorful and satisfying dish that combines roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, sweet corn, and romaine lettuce with a creamy cilantro avocado dressing. Perfect for lunch or dinner, this salad is packed with bold flavors and nutritious ingredients.
Ingredients
Servings:
4
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For The Salad
For The Cilantro Dressing
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.
3
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!
Notes
This recipe can be made vegan by swapping the Greek yogurt with a non-dairy yogurt alternative – even just a little hunk of tofu would work, or maybe the whole avocado instead of half. But don’t use oil – the oil and avocado don’t really blend together well (I speak from experience).
HERE ARE THE SPICY CHIPS. They are really spicy and really good. This is an affiliate link to order a box of them on Amazon.
HERE ARE THE SPICY CHIPS. They are really spicy and really good. This is an affiliate link to order a box of them on Amazon.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total
recipe.
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Calories375kcal18%
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Fat10g0%
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Saturated Fat2g0%
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Carbohydrates62g3%
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Fiber12g0%
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Sugar7g0%
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Protein15g0%
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Cholesterol5mg0%
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Sodium500mg25%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.