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This Sweet Potato Kale Salad with Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing is anything but boring. Sweet potatoes and chickpeas tossed with a mix of spices, then roasted until lightly charred, crispy, and delicious. Everything is tossed together with a creamy, honey mustard dressing, kale, herbs, and avocado. This salad is easy to throw together, colorful, healthy, and filling. Enjoy for dinner and save the leftovers for lunch. It’s the perfect vibrant salad that’s hearty enough to call a real meal.
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Do you know what I’ve realized? I find each season to be incredibly special and exciting. I look forward to them all. And while fall is my favorite, spring can get me equally excited! With spring comes lighter colorful recipes – a nice change of pace from the cozier winter recipes.
Today’s salad really reflects spring, but what I love is that it’s still filling and highly crave-able. I’ve been wanting to create a colorful spring salad for weeks, but I didn’t have any ideas I loved or that felt special enough.
When I create salad recipes I want them to be really full of flavor, texture, and color. Nothing boring!!
This sweet potato kale salad is all of those things. The sweet potatoes and crispy chickpeas really add a layer of warmth. While the fresh kale adds that pop of crunch we all want in a great salad.
The details
This salad is so much about the sweet potatoes. They’re the body of the salad…and my favorite element (aside from the dressing, which is a major highlight for me too). The potatoes roast with a mix of our favorite spices, chipotle chili powder, paprika, onion powder, cumin, and then salt. Nothing fancy, but truly a wonderful mix.
To the potatoes, I love to add nutty sesame seeds and chickpeas. I love the flavor of the sesame with the potatoes and then the chickpeas add a nice vegetarian protein.
Both the potatoes and chickpeas are roasted together on the same sheet pan to keep things low-key and easy.
While the potatoes are cooking, I work on the remaining layers of the salad.
I used lots of fresh Tuscan kale, but you can use any mix of salad greens you love most. It really doesn’t matter. Then, I add a handful of fresh herbs, my favorite mix is basil, dill, and cilantro. But again, use what you love.
I like to toss in some cucumbers or you could do carrots too.
The dressing
While I love the potatoes, I love the dressing just as much. It’s creamy, a little sweet, and the dijon adds a nice tang. It pairs so wonderfully with the spicy flavors on the potatoes.
My secret is to use a bit of tahini in the dressing in place of heavier mayo. It’s a healthier option that really does taste better!
Assemble
The next key is tossing the greens with a bit of the dressing to really coat the greens. Then add the potatoes, chickpeas, cheese, and avocado!
Serve while the potatoes are warm or at room temperature, either is delicious. The chickpeas add an amazing crunch while the dressing and avocado add creaminess.
So much happening for a simple-to-prepare salad. It’s fun to make, exciting to eat, and tastes even better!
Looking forward make this over and over throughout the spring and summer!
Looking for other colorful salads? Here are some options:
Tomato, Peach, and Burrata Salad
Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken Avocado Orzo Salad
Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken and Avocado Bacon Salad
Lastly, if you make this Sweet Potato Kale Salad with Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Sweet Potato Kale Salad with Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes, cut into match sticks
- 1 cans chickpeas, drained and patted dry
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1-2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 5-6 cups shredded kale
- 1 cup mixed herbs: basil, dill, parsley
- 2 Persian cucumbers, chopped
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
Honey Mustard Dressing
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons champagne or apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 425° F.2. On a baking sheet, combine the sweet potatoes, chickpeas, olive oil, sesame seeds, chili powder, paprika, onion powded, cumin, salt, and pepper. Toss well to coat. Bake 20 minutes, toss everything, then bake another 20 minutes, until the chickpeas are crisp and the sweet potatoes tender.3. Meanwhile, in a salad bowl, combine the kale, herbs, and cucumbers. 4. To make the dressing. Combine all ingredients in a glass jar, whisking until smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle a few tablespoons over the kale and massage the dressing into the greens. 5. Toss the roasted sweet potatoes and chickpeas in with the salad. Add more dressing and toss to combine. Top the salad with avocado and feta. Enjoy!
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Delicious! easy to riff on. You have just changed our salad game for life – love all the kale salads and delicious dressings. Thank you!
Hey Lauren,
Happy Friday! Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe out and sharing your feedback, I love to hear that it was a hit! xTieghan
The perfect salad! Will be on repeat all summer…and fall, winter, spring!
Hi Claire,
Fantastic!! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks for trying it out! I hope you had a great holiday weekend!?
This is a weekly stand by for us! To make it faster I like to use my food processor to chop the kale, I also use a homemade taco seasoning to season the potatoes instead of making a spice mixture each time since it is similar spices.
Hey Lauren,
Happy Sunday!! Thanks for sharing your feedback and making this recipe so often, love to hear that it is always enjoyed! Happy 4th of July!??
Yum….love this salad!
Hi Sally,
Happy Wednesday!! Thanks a bunch for making this recipe, I love to hear that it was enjoyed!!? xTieghan
This salad is AMAZING (like all HBH recipes). Can guarantee that you will not regret making this! It’s become a staple in our house.
Hey Mackenzie,
Happy Monday!! I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for giving it a go! xxT
Added bacon, huge hit.
Hi Gretchen,
Happy Monday!! I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for giving it a go! xxT
I made this tonight, and it was so good! Like others I also thought the dressing was amazing, it seems so simple but tastes sooo good. The combination of everything together is so earthy and delicious, will definitely make again.
Hey Raquel,
Amazing!! Thanks so much for sharing your feedback and making this recipe:) I love to hear that it was a winner! xTieghan
So delicious! The honey mustard dressing was fantastic.
Hi Emily,
Wonderful!! Love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks for sharing your review and making the recipe!! xTieghan
This salad is amazing!
Hey Kendyl,
Awesome!! Thanks a lot for giving this recipe a try and sharing your review! Love to hear that it was enjoyed! Have a great weekend!☀️ xx
Meal prepped these for the week with some roto chicken and they were perfect! The homemade dressing is easy and 100% worth it. I used store bought dressing for the last day’s worth of salad and the difference was really noticeable. This honey mustard dressing is perfection. I just added the dressing and avocado in the a.m. each day, worked out great.
Hi Lindsey,
Wonderful!! Thanks so much for sharing your review and making this recipe. Love to hear that it was a winner! xxT
This salad was amazing! It had the perfect combination of flavors. I only had fresh basil on hand & added scallions. The basil, kale & dressing were so good together. This recipe will be in my regular rotation!
Hey Brandi,
Happy Friday!! Thanks so much for trying this recipe out and sharing your feedback! I love to hear that it was a hit!☀️
This salad is sooo good! This is the best honey mustard dressing I’ve ever tried!
Hi Anna,
Love to hear that this recipe was a hit, thanks for making it and sharing your feedback! ??xTieghan
This Salad is delicious…will be a staple in our home???Thanks for sharing the deliciousness!!???
Hey Linda,
Awesome!! Thanks so much for making this recipe, I am so glad to hear that it was enjoyed. Have the best weekend! ?xxT
Delish! My husband who is not a big salad eater even loved it!
Hi Katie,
Love to hear that this recipe was a hit, thanks for making it and sharing your feedback! ??xTieghan
Made this a few nights ago, the husband and I both really liked it! A nice light salad that is great for warmer weather.
Hey Kirstie,
Happy Sunday! Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing your feedback!! Love to hear that it was a winner:) xxT
This has just become one of my favorite salads! Thank you for another amazing recipe!!
Hi Kayla,
Awesome!! I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it! Have the best weekend:) xTieghan
Soooo good!!!! Can’t stop eating it. Made the sweet potatoes and chick peas ahead of time. Assembled right before meal time. Thanks for another fantastic meal!!
Hey Carol,
Happy Friday!! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks so much for giving it a try!! xTieghan