Snow Pea, Sweet Potato and Mandarin Salad

overhead view of a wooden bowl with a salad made with snow peas, mandarin oranges, kale, and more.

Snow Pea, Sweet Potato and Mandarin Salad

This snow pea and mandarin salad is as fresh and inviting as Spring! It has hearty roasted sweet potatoes, hardy massaged kale, roasted bell peppers and peas. The pops of sweetness from the snow peas and mandarin oranges are complimented with a fresh citrus and herb dressing that screams Springtime.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

cooling 20

Total Time 40

Course Appetizer, holiday, lunch, Salad, sides

Cuisine American, Californian

Servings

Calories 321 kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Roasted Vegetables:

2 sweet potatoes peeled and diced
½ tbsp extra virgin olive olive oil sprayed
1 pinch salt
3 baby bell peppers

Ingredients for the Salad:

8 oz snow peas or sugar snap peas
3 mandarin oranges peeled and separated
1 cup frozen peas (thawed)
½ bunch kale stemmed and chopped
1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil
1 pinch salt
2 green onions whites and green parts chopped small

Ingredients for the Dressing:

2 tbsp fresh mint leaves
2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves and stems
2 tbsp olive oil
½ lemon juiced
2 limes juiced
2 tbsp pure maple syrup
¼ tsp salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Put on water to boil in a small sauce pan
On a sheet pan add sweet potato, bell peppers, oil sprays and pinch of salt. Bake for 20-30 minutes until sweet potatoes are fork tender and bell peppers are soft. Let cool.
Blanch snow peas and peas in boiling water for 1 minute until bright green. Halt the cooking process to preserve the green color by running cold water over them or dunking in ice bath. Set aside.
Add the kale to a large bowl with a drizzle of olive oil and salt and massage with your hands for 2-3 minutes until leaves are tender.
Make the dressing by combining mint, lime juice, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and maple syrup in a blender until smooth.
To the bowl of kale add cooled sweet potatoes, chopped roasted peppers, peas and snow peas, orange segments and dressing. Toss until well combined.
Cover and store in the refrigerator. Enjoy for up to 4 days for best quality.

Nutrition

Calories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 7gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 246mgPotassium: 900mgFiber: 11gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 19855IUVitamin C: 130mgCalcium: 171mgIron: 3mg

Keyword allergen friendly, blender dressing, chilled, healthy, salad, spring

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