This Sweet Potato Feta Salad is the ultimate warming salad - peppery, salty & crunchy, with a Lemon Tahini Dressing you will want to have by the spoonful. This quick & easy salad is great as a side or main course, and perfect for your lunchbox.
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Why you will love this recipe
- It's quick and all done in under 30 minutes
- It's easy with just a few simple steps
- It's hands off with just a little bit of chopping and mixing to do
- Amazing taste from peppery sweet potatoes mixing with salty Feta cheese and a savory & nutty Lemon Tahini Dressing
- Lots of textures with soft sweet potatoes, crunchy greens and crispy seeds
- It's a complete, healthy meal that will leave you full and satisfied
- It's great the next day as well - perfect for your lunchboxes
What you need to make it
Ingredient notes & substitutions
- Olive oil can be swapped for another type of vegetable oil or coconut oil
- Sunflower seeds & pumpkin seeds - use both or just one of them
- Feta cheese can be switched for another Feta style white cheese
How to make it
Before you start, preheat your oven to 430°F (225°C).
- Peel and cut sweet potato into 1 inch (2.5 cm) cubes and place on a lined baking tray
- Season with olive oil, salt and pepper
- Mix well and spread out in a single layer
- Roast in the middle of the oven at 430°F (225°C) for 20 minutes. Mix once halfway. When done, set aside to cool for at least 5 minutes.
- Bring out the ingredients for the dressing, as well as a glass jar with a lid
- Place all the ingredients in the jar
- Close the lid tightly, then shake the jar vigorously to combine
- Taste test and adjust seasoning as desired, then set aside for now
- Place arugula, roasted sweet potato cubes and Feta cheese in a bowl
- Mix well, then add pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds
- Mix and pour over the dressing
- Mix again, then serve!
Tips & tricks
- Peel the sweet potato - the skin can be a bit tough
- The sweet potatoes will taste quite peppery if you taste them on their own - don't worry, it will be great in the salad with all the other ingredients
- Serve the salad warm or cold - it's delicious both ways
- Prep ahead - the sweet potatoes can be roasted up to 3 days in advance. Combine the ingredients for the salad just before serving, and either heat the sweet potatoes or serve the salad cold.
- Switch up the flavors by serving with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette instead of the Tahini Dressing
- Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days
- Eat leftovers cold as the mixed salad won't heat very well
- If you want to eat your leftovers warm keep the ingredients separate and heat just the sweet potatoes, then combine everything just before eating
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Recipe
Roasted Sweet Potato Feta Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
Print Pin RateServings: 4 people
Calories: 312kcal
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Cooling time 5 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large sweet potato peeled & cut in 1 inch (2.5 cm) cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 handfuls arugula
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 4 teaspoon sunflower seeds
- 4 teaspoon pumpkin seeds
Tahini Sauce
- 4 tablespoon tahini
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lemon juice of
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoon water more or less, to desired consistency
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 430°F (225°C).
- Place the sweet potato cubes on a large oven tray and mix with the olive oil, salt and black pepper. Place in the middle of the oven and roast for 20 minutes, mixing once halfway. Then set aside to cool for at least 5 minutes.2 tablespoon olive oil, 1 large sweet potato, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- While the sweet potatoes are cooling, make the tahini sauce by placing all the ingredients in a jar, screwing on a lid tightly and shaking vigorously.4 tablespoon tahini, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon salt, 6 tablespoon water
- Place arugula salad, roasted sweet potato and Feta cheese in a large bowl and mix.4 handfuls arugula, 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Add sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds and mix again.4 teaspoon sunflower seeds, 4 teaspoon pumpkin seeds
- Pour over the tahini sauce, mix, and serve!
Equipment (may contain affiliate links)
- Baking tray
- Mixing bowl*
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Notes
Ingredient notes & substitutions
- Olive oil can be swapped for another type of vegetable oil or coconut oil
- Sunflower seeds & pumpkin seeds - use both or just one of them
- Feta cheese can be switched for another Feta style white cheese
Tips & tricks
- Peel the sweet potato - the skin can be a bit tough
- The sweet potatoes will taste quite peppery if you taste them on their own - don't worry, it will be great in the salad with all the other ingredients
- Serve the salad warm or cold - it's delicious both ways
- Prep ahead - the sweet potatoes can be roasted up to 3 days in advance. Combine the ingredients for the salad just before serving, and either heat the sweet potatoes or serve the salad cold.
- Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days
- Eat leftovers cold as the mixed salad won't heat very well
- If you want to eat your leftovers warm keep the ingredients separate and heat just the sweet potatoes, then combine everything just before eating
Nutrition
Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 1594mg | Potassium: 269mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 254mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutritional information is approximate and automatically calculated, and should only be viewed as an indication.
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Blythe Alpern
I have a few extra sweet potatoes lying around and was trying to figure out what to do with them. Excited to try this recipe, especially since it features a few favorites like feta and pumpkin seeds.
Emmeline
Thank you, Blythe! This is a great way to use up those 😉
Kayla
I love everything but the feta cheese. I’ve tried it several times and it’s just not for me.
Emmeline
Oh no! You could probably make it with chevre or something like that as well!
Kate Findley
I love tahini! It is a staple in my household and I eat it with just about everything. However, I hadn't thought of trying it with this specific combination of food. With the feta, arugula, and sweet potatoes it sounds delicious!
Emmeline
Thank you for commenting, Kate! I love it too, it's just so flavorful. And on top of this flavor combo - yummy!!
Christa
This looks so delicious! I absolutely love arugula; it's one of my favorite ingredients. I've never had it paired with sweet potatoes like this. I can't wait to try it~
Emmeline
Thank you, Christa! I love arugula as well - such a great and versatile green!
Catherine Santiago Jose
Wow, such a healthy salad recipe and it looks really delicious. I will definitely include this on my meal plan, thanks for sharing!
Emmeline
Thank you so much, Catherine! So happy you liked it.
kumamonjeng
Wow, i learn something new here, the Tahini sauce! I may tasted it but don't realised it is the Tahini sauce. Your recipe look really yummy as I like how all healthy ingredients are in. Such as sweet potatoes which keep us full and my favorite arugula
Emmeline
Thank you for commenting! It's quite common in mainly Northern African cuisine but no you don't always know what it is 🙂 So yummy though, I hope you like it!
Kristen Frolich
My youngest (just 2 years old) absolutely loves sweet potatoes! I'm trying to get my entire family to eat more fruits and vegetables so this is definitely something that I would add to my menu. I would never think to combine sweet potatoes and feta cheese but the more you think about the flavors they would absolutely go together. Can't wait to try this!
Emmeline
Thank you for commenting, Kristen! Oh that's perfect then, if you serve it with the sweet potatoes still a bit warm they probably won't even think about it being a salad 😉
Amanda | Mostly Mojita
So many of my favorite ingredients here! I've really been wanting to try to make this.
Elizabeth O
such a tasty looking salad! I haven’t tried it yet but sweet potatoes worth a try. thanks for sharing this recipe.
Emmeline
Thank you Elizabeth! It was really yummy, the sweet potatoes add so much flavor as well as getting you full!
Cathy
OH GOODNESS EMMELINE! Here you go again with another delicious salad!! You had me craving so much after reading your cashew caprese salad now this one?! With Tahini?1 Want this one right now too!!! Keep making more! 🙂
Emmeline
Haha thank you Cathy!! I try my best 😊 and a salad is quite a good thing to crave isn’t it?
Geeky Daddy
You had me at "Sweet Potato"...
Emmeline
Yeah, right?! Thanks for commenting!
Kathryn
I haven't tried it yet but I will! I love sweet potatoes.
Emmeline
Me too!! Thanks for commenting!
Melinda
I just received a produce box with so many of these ingredients in it so I am def trying this recipe out!
Emmeline
Oh perfect!! Thank you for commenting & let me know when you’ve tried it! 😃
Betsy
This salad sounds awesome. I love pumpkin seeds on salads they're my new favorite. Will definitely be giving this a go.
Emmeline
Thank you! Yeah I love getting some crunch in there!
Nikki
This looks delicious! I'm big on veggies lately, so this one I'll have to try!
Emmeline
Thank you! Let me know if you do! 😃
Junell DuBois
That looks super yummy and so pretty on the plate too!
Emmeline
Thank you!
Amy-Lynn Denham
never would have thought of this combination. i like everything but the sweet potato... maybe it's worth a try!
Emmeline
Would probably be amazing with regular potatoes as well if that’s more your thing 😍
Gemma Stringer
Lovely post, bright pictures, very creative and meal looks tasty and healthy.
Emmeline
Thank you! 😀
Remy Nguyen
It looks so good and healthy until I scrolled down and see that's more than 500 calories. Hahaha. But yes I'll try this recipe at home because it looks so good
Emmeline
Well, 500 calories for a lunch or dinner isn't alot, unless you're trying to eat far below the "standard" 2000 kcal recommendation 🙂 But I'll take this as a very good review! 😉
lola@cheflolaskitchen
My dinner's never complete without a salad! Thanks for this one Emmeline.
Emmeline
You are very welcome! Thanks for commenting!
Silvia
YUM!! That salad looks really good. I'm gonna make it today for lunch, with some chicken.
Emmeline
Thank you! Yeah that will be a great pairing! Let me know how it turns out!
Kate Hackworthy
This salad looks delicious and I love the flavours in the tahini dressing!
Emmeline
Thank you! Me too - tahini & lemon & salt are just some of the best flavors out there!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
Such a tasty looking salad! I love roasted sweet potatoes but I never really think to include them in salads - I'm definitely going to give this a go!
Emmeline
Thank you! I hadn’t done it either before this, but now it’s going to happen a lot more!
Dannii
Sweet potato and feta go so well together. Such a delicious creamy combo!
Emmeline
Thank you for commenting! Yeah they sure are a match made in heaven.