Ingredients

  • Salad
  • 3 lbs diced sweet potatoes (6 large)
  • 1 large sliced sweet onion
  • 2 sliced red peppers
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt (plus more if needed)
  • 1 teaspoon pepper (plus more if needed)
  • 1 head romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
  • Dressing
  • 3 teaspoons pureed chipotle chiles in adobo
  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Method

  • To make salad:
  • preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • In a roasting pan, combine sweet potatoes, onion, red pepper, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake until golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.
  • To make the dressing:
  • combine all of the dressing ingredients except for the olive oil in a blender or food processor, pulse to combine while streaming in the olive oil.
  • To assemble the salad:
  • allow sweet potato mixture to cool, then toss to coat with the dressing. Place on a bed of romaine lettuce.