Description
Jamie Oliver’s sweet potato salad blends Mediterranean flavors with hearty ingredients. Roasted potatoes mingle with fresh herbs, creating a delightful side dish packed with color and zest you’ll savor at summer gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (300g) sweet potatoes (large)
- 500g mixed-colour tomatoes (ripe)
- 4 spring onions
- 40g feta cheese
- 50g rocket
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and thoroughly wash sweet potatoes, placing them on a baking tray.
- Roasting: Bake sweet potatoes for 60 minutes until completely tender, easily tested by piercing with a fork.
- Salad Base: While potatoes roast, dice ripe tomatoes and slice spring onions into delicate rings, combining with extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper to create a vibrant dressing.
- Assembling: Tear roasted sweet potatoes into rustic chunks, distribute on serving plates, then gently toss rocket (arugula) leaves with the prepared tomato and spring onion mixture.
- Finishing: Artfully layer dressed rocket over warm potato pieces, crumble premium feta cheese generously across the salad, and complete with a delicate drizzle of olive oil and additional black pepper for enhanced depth and complexity.
Notes
- Roast with Precision: Cook sweet potatoes until fork-tender, which typically takes around 60 minutes at 180°C, ensuring a soft, creamy interior.
- Vinegar’s Magic Touch: Red wine vinegar adds bright acidity that cuts through the richness of sweet potatoes and feta, balancing the overall flavor profile.
- Serve Warm and Fresh: Assemble the salad immediately after roasting potatoes to maintain optimal temperature and texture, preventing soggy ingredients.
- Cheese Crumbling Technique: Break feta into varied sizes for textural interest, allowing small and large chunks to distribute deliciously throughout the salad.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 15mg