Cinnamon Sweet Potato Salad with Rosemary Pecan Nuts
Ingredients (2 servings)
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 250 g fresh mushrooms
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 red onion
- 1 red paprika
- 1 mini romana salad
- ½ pomegranate
- 2-3 sprigs of mint
- 100 g pecan nuts
- 1 tbsp butter or coconut oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 pinch of salt & pepper
- 1 tsp rosemary
VINAIGRETTE
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 pinch of salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Peel the sweet potato and cut into cubes of 2cm.
- Combine with cinnamon powder and olive oil.
- Place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper and put it in the oven for 25 minutes.
- In the meantime, cut onion and paprika, wash salad and cut into small pieces.
- Remove the pomegranate arils from the shell.
- Combine dressing ingredients.
- Brush and slice mushrooms.
- Heat ½ tbsp butter in a pan and cook mushrooms over medium heat with a pinch of salt & pepper and thyme until slightly golden. Then remove from pan.
- Heat the remaining butter in the pan and roast pecan nuts together with a pinch of salt, maple syrup and rosemary. You can also just dry roast the nuts for convenience.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl, dress with vinaigrette, and top with mint leaves.