Black Bean Sweet Potato Salad

This colourful and nourishing salad is packed with black beans, roasted sweet potatoes and bell pepper in an easy lime dressing. If you are looking for a healthy lunch or quick meal, this simple black bean sweet potato salad is for you!

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings:

Ingredients

For the roasted sweet potato

1 pound (450 g) sweet potato peeled, diced into ¾inch or 2cm cubes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt

For the salad

1 ½ cups (1 can, 240 g drained) black beans canned or cooked from dried
1 red bell pepper diced
1 small red onion finely chopped
4 tablespoons fresh cilantro / coriander leaves chopped

For the dressing

2 tablespoons lime juice about 1 lime
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425°F / 220°C.
In a large bowl, toss sweet potato cubes with vegetable oil, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, and salt until evenly coated.
Spread the seasoned sweet potato cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and roast for about 20 - 25 minutes until tender and the edges are starting to brown.
While the sweet potatoes are roasting, prepare the salad ingredients. Combine black beans, diced red bell pepper, chopped red onion, and chopped cilantro/coriander leaves in a salad bowl.
In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and salt to make the dressing.
Once the sweet potatoes are roasted, add them to the salad bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss to combine.

Notes

Sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes vary a lot in size. For the salad pictured we used just one very large sweet potato, but 1 pound / 450g of sweet potatoes is typically around 2 large sweet potatoes, 3 medium or 4 small.

Black beans

You can use canned beans or cook your own dried black beans. Half a cup dried of beans will make approximately 1 ½ cups of cooked beans which is the equivalent of a 15-ounce or 400g can of beans when drained. You can also use other varieties of beans.

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