A complicated balance of flavours that is uncomplicated to make. Salad leaves are tossed with crisp apple, charred corn, artichoke, dried apricots, toasted pecans, and refreshing cucumber. This is all coated in a creamy citrus dressing. Top with oven roasted sweet potatoes and finished with fresh dill.
Sweet Potato & Apple Salad
Sweet Potato & Apple Salad
with dried apricots, artichokes & a citrus-dill dressing
Hands on Time: 25 - 45 minutes
Overall Time: 35 - 55 minutes
Ingredients:
- Apple
- Apples
- Artichoke Quarters
- Cashew Nut Cream Cheese
- Citrus Juice
- Corn
- Cucumber
- Dried Apricots
- Fresh Dill
- Green Leaves
- NOMU Provençal Rub
- Pecan Nuts
- Sweet Potato
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
AND WE’RE OFF!
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the sweet potato pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil, the NOMU rub, and seasoning. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 20-25 minutes (shifting halfway).
YES, I PE-CAN
Place the chopped pecans in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
CHARRED CORN
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the corn until lightly charred, 3-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
CITRUS SENSATION
In a bowl, combine the cashew cream cheese with the citrus juice (to taste), ¾ of the chopped dill, a sweetener, a drizzle of oil, and seasoning. Set aside.
COLOURFUL CUISINE
To a salad bowl, add the rinsed leaves, the apple slices, the charred corn, the artichoke pieces, the cucumber matchsticks, the chopped apricots, and ½ the toasted nuts. Toss together with ½ the citrus dressing.
IMPRESSIVE, CHEF!
Serve up the loaded salad and top with the roasted sweet potato. Drizzle over the remaining citrus dressing and garnish with the remaining dill and nuts.
Sweet Potato - 250g
NOMU Provençal Rub - 5ml
Pecan Nuts - 10g
Corn - 50g
Cashew Nut Cream Cheese - 40ml
Citrus Juice - 30ml
Fresh Dill - 3g
Green Leaves - 20g
Apple - 1
Artichoke Quarters - 40g
Cucumber - 50g
Dried Apricots - 10g
AND WE’RE OFF!
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the sweet potato pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil, the NOMU rub, and seasoning. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 20-25 minutes (shifting halfway).
YES, I PE-CAN
Place the chopped pecans in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
CHARRED CORN
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the corn until lightly charred, 3-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
CITRUS SENSATION
In a bowl, combine the cashew cream cheese with the citrus juice (to taste), ¾ of the chopped dill, a sweetener, a drizzle of oil, and seasoning. Set aside.
COLOURFUL CUISINE
To a salad bowl, add the rinsed leaves, the apple slices, the charred corn, the artichoke pieces, the cucumber matchsticks, the chopped apricots, and ½ the toasted nuts. Toss together with ½ the citrus dressing.
IMPRESSIVE, CHEF!
Serve up the loaded salad and top with the roasted sweet potato. Drizzle over the remaining citrus dressing and garnish with the remaining dill and nuts.
Sweet Potato - 500g
NOMU Provençal Rub - 10ml
Pecan Nuts - 20g
Corn - 100ml
Cashew Nut Cream Cheese - 80ml
Citrus Juice - 60ml
Fresh Dill - 5g
Green Leaves - 40g
Apple - 1
Artichoke Quarters - 80g
Cucumber - 100g
Dried Apricots - 20g
AND WE’RE OFF!
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the sweet potato pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil, the NOMU rub, and seasoning. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).
YES, I PE-CAN
Place the chopped pecans in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
CHARRED CORN
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the corn until lightly charred, 4-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
CITRUS SENSATION
In a bowl, combine the cashew cream cheese with the citrus juice (to taste), ¾ of the chopped dill, a sweetener, a drizzle of oil, and seasoning. Set aside.
COLOURFUL CUISINE
To a salad bowl, add the rinsed leaves, the apple slices, the charred corn, the artichoke pieces, the cucumber matchsticks, the chopped apricots, and ½ the toasted nuts. Toss together with ½ the citrus dressing.
IMPRESSIVE, CHEF!
Serve up the loaded salad and top with the roasted sweet potato. Drizzle over the remaining citrus dressing and garnish with the remaining dill and nuts.
Sweet Potato - 750g
NOMU Provençal Rub - 15ml
Pecan Nuts - 30g
Corn - 150g
Cashew Nut Cream Cheese - 125ml
Citrus Juice - 90ml
Fresh Dill - 8g
Green Leaves - 60g
Apples - 2
Artichoke Quarters - 120g
Cucumber - 150g
Dried Apricots - 30g
AND WE’RE OFF!
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the sweet potato pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil, the NOMU rub, and seasoning. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).
YES, I PE-CAN
Place the chopped pecans in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
CHARRED CORN
Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the corn until lightly charred, 4-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
CITRUS SENSATION
In a bowl, combine the cashew cream cheese with the citrus juice (to taste), ¾ of the chopped dill, a sweetener, a drizzle of oil, and seasoning. Set aside.
COLOURFUL CUISINE
To a salad bowl, add the rinsed leaves, the apple slices, the charred corn, the artichoke pieces, the cucumber matchsticks, the chopped apricots, and ½ the toasted nuts. Toss together with ½ the citrus dressing.
IMPRESSIVE, CHEF!
Serve up the loaded salad and top with the roasted sweet potato. Drizzle over the remaining citrus dressing and garnish with the remaining dill and nuts.
Sweet Potato - 1kg
NOMU Provençal Rub - 20ml
Pecan Nuts - 40g
Corn - 200g
Cashew Nut Cream Cheese - 160ml
Citrus Juice - 120ml
Fresh Dill - 10g
Green Leaves - 80g
Apples - 2
Artichoke Quarters - 160g
Cucumber - 200g
Dried Apricots - 40g