fall green salad

Fall-inspired ingredients including tender sweet potatoes, juicy chicken, red onions, cranberries, and pumpkin seeds topped with a honey apple cider vinaigrette!!  A HEARTY and COMFORTING salad that makes a big batch perfect for planned leftovers!!

Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potato Harvest Salad

sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1 to 1.5-inch chunks

kosher salt,

black pepper,

olive oil, divided;

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces

red onion,

paprika

ginger,

cardamom,

spring greens lettuce mixture

cranberries,

olive oil

honey

apple cider vinegar

mustard

Preheat oven to 425F (use Convection if you...

Preheat oven to 425F (use Convection if you have it, you don't have to reduce the temp) and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil for easier cleanup (recommended).

Add the sweet potatoes, drizzle with 2 tablespoons...

Add the sweet potatoes, drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, generously season with salt and pepper, and toss with your hands to coat evenly. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove sheet pan from the oven, flip and...

Remove sheet pan from the oven, flip and toss the sweet potatoes, and push them to one side of the sheet pan.

To the other side of the sheet pan,...

To the other side of the sheet pan, add the chicken, red onion, evenly drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, generously season with salt and pepper, and toss with your hands to coat evenly.

Evenly season everything on the sheet pan with...

Evenly season everything on the sheet pan with the paprika, ginger, cardamom, and return the sheet pan to the oven and roast for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender. Cooking time will vary based on the thickness of the chicken, if you used 2 full pounds, the size of your sweet potato chunks, and being that this is quite a hot oven, check starting at 15 minutes and check often so you don’t overcook the chicken which can dry out quickly. I recommend rotating your baking sheet midway through roasting to ensure even cooking, especially if you're using a convection oven.

Add the lettuce mixture to your bowl (either...

Add the lettuce mixture to your bowl (either individual serving bowls or a very large family-style bowl, top with the roasted sweet potatoes, chicken, and red onions.

Evenly sprinkle with the cranberries, nuts/seeds, and top...

Evenly sprinkle with the cranberries, nuts/seeds, and top with your favorite dressing or vinaigrette.

In a small glass jar or container with...

In a small glass jar or container with a lid, add all ingredients, put the lid on and shake vigorously until combined; taste vinaigrette and tweak as necessary to taste. Drizzle over the salad and serve.

This Fall Harvest Salad recipe is a healthy kale-based salad packed with apples, figs, and pecans and brought together with a homemade maple balsamic dressing.

Fall Harvest Salad Recipe

extra virgin olive oil

balsamic vinegar

shallot (chopped)

maple syrup (agave

lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

salt

black pepper

kale (washed,

apple (sliced thinly)

figs

pomegranate arils

pecans (lightly toasted)

goat (feta, or blue cheese, crumbled)

To make the dressing: Place all dressing ingredients in a jar, put the lid on and give it a vigorous shake. Set it aside.

To make the salad: Drizzle the bottom of a large salad bowl with half of the dressing. Add in the kale and give it a toss.* Make sure that all the kale leaves are coated with the dressing. 

Add in the sliced apple, figs, pomegranate arils, and pecans. Drizzle it with the rest of the dressing and give it a gentle toss.

Top it off with the cheese and serve immediately.

When it comes to autumn salads, options are endless. The variety of fresh fall produce will make it hard to choose between butternut squash salad, apple salad, and Brussels sprouts salad. This fall harvest salad is yet another one of those recipes that is favorited most amongst our readers during the fall season.

15 Best Fall Salad Recipes: Fall Harvest Salad

goat (feta

To make the salad dressing: Place all dressing ingredients in a jar, put the lid on and give it a vigorous shake. Set it aside.

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