SUPER good real food salad with a short ingredient list! Cilantro, sweet potato, roasted corn, pepitas, and a homemade chipotle garlic dressing. vegan / vegetarian.
INGREDIENTS
for the sweet potato noodle salad:
olive oil
2 sweet potatoes, spiralized!
4 ears sweet corn (kernels cut off the cob)
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup chopped fresh greens – spinach, micro greens, arugula, whatever
1/2 cup pepitas
for the chipotle dressing:
1/3 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons water
2 individual chipotle peppers, canned in adobo sauce
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon agave or honey
juice of one orange
juice of one lemon or lime
generous pinch of salt
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat a little bit of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the sweet potato noodles and toss for a minute or two until softened. See notes.
Wipe the skillet out so it’s dry. Add the corn kernels and turn the heat to medium high. Toss around in the pan every few minutes until roasted-looking. See notes.
Toss the noodles, corn, cilantro, and pepitas together. Save a little of each ingredient for topping the salad if you want it to be extra pretty.
Pulse the dressing ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Taste and adjust to your liking.
Toss with the salad ingredients and you’re good to go!
