Crisp apples, toasted pecans, blue cheese crumbles and roasted sweet potatoes! All mixed together in a super easy to make, Maple-Dijon and Lemon Vinaigrette. This recipe is made with primarily store bought ingredients, all tossed together in a wonderful way!
I used a store-bought package of Spring Mix that included Baby Spinach. I like the extra crunch of the spinach, but really, you could use whatever greens you likes best. I included store bought blue cheese crumbles, pre-cooked bacon that I chopped myself…say it isn’t so! And pre toasted pecans. (Trader Joes has a great selection of toasted and candied pecans).
To roast the sweet potatoes. Simply cube and toss in a little olive oil. Roast for about 20 minutes. One large sweet potato makes about 2 cups of cubed cooked potato. They go a long way! I have seen sweet potatoes already cubed in the produce section. Why not right? Butternut Squash is a great sub for this dish too! Chill them for a bit before tossing in your salad. Even better…cook the night before!
The dressing is a quick mix of olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar and maple syrup for a bit of sweet. Very similar to my 3 Minute Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette. Just add all ingredients to a Mason jar and shake, shake, shake!
Who says cheaters never prosper? Using mostly store bought ingredients, you have tossed together a show stopper salad!
Notes:
- Sub feta, goat or gorgonzola for blue cheese.
- Any kind of apple will work. Honey Crisp and Fuji are my faves.
- Add dried cranberries for an additional kick of color. (I bought them and forgot to toss them in… ugh).
- Toss right before serving. This salad wilts rather quickly.
- You will NOT use all the dressing. Use about 1/4 cup. Taste and adjust if needed.
- Makes enough for 6 side dish servings. Easily doubles with no need to make additional dressing!
More side dishes please! How about Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin. These look so fancy but are incredibly easy to make!
Or serve with this delicious bread made from a store bought loaf!
See all my side dishes here!
Have a great week!
Clink,
Kathi
Blue cheese just makes the world a better place, don’t you think? Beautiful salad!
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","pageUrl":"http://laughingspatula.com/autumn-salad-with-roasted-sweet-potatoes-and-maple-cider-vinaigrette/","id":1,"text":"Such a gorgeous autumn salad! I love all the colors and how easy the dressing is to put together.","type":"post"},{"date":"Sat,
I love blue cheese. I love adding cheese to my salad too. Adds so much to the salad. Such beautiful colors.
","pageUrl":"http://laughingspatula.com/autumn-salad-with-roasted-sweet-potatoes-and-maple-cider-vinaigrette/","id":2,"text":"I love blue cheese. I love adding cheese to my salad too. Adds so much to the salad. Such beautiful colors.","type":"post"},{"date":"Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:17:00 GMT","humanLanguage":"en","author":"Kathi Kirk","authorUrl":"http://laughingspatula.com","diffbotUri":"post|3|-1498569070","html":"Thanks Veena! Feta is great too…hope you get a chance to try it!
","pageUrl":"http://laughingspatula.com/autumn-salad-with-roasted-sweet-potatoes-and-maple-cider-vinaigrette/","id":3,"text":"Thanks Veena! Feta is great too…hope you get a chance to try it!","type":"post","parentId":2},{"date":"Sat, 12 Nov 2016 19:41:00 GMT","humanLanguage":"en","author":"John @PreppyKitchen says","diffbotUri":"post|3|-819978095","html":"OMG this salad looks sooo good! Toasted pecans and apples are always a good combo but the maple cider is a good variation. I love autumn because its the best time of year to discover new maple recipes
","pageUrl":"http://laughingspatula.com/autumn-salad-with-roasted-sweet-potatoes-and-maple-cider-vinaigrette/","id":4,"text":"OMG this salad looks sooo good! Toasted pecans and apples are always a good combo but the maple cider is a good variation. I love autumn because its the best time of year to discover new maple recipes","type":"post"},{"date":"Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:16:00 GMT","humanLanguage":"en","author":"Kathi Kirk","authorUrl":"http://laughingspatula.com","diffbotUri":"post|3|2071007740","html":"Thank you for the nice comment John!
","pageUrl":"http://laughingspatula.com/autumn-salad-with-roasted-sweet-potatoes-and-maple-cider-vinaigrette/","id":5,"text":"Thank you for the nice comment John!","type":"post","parentId":4},{"date":"Sat, 12 Nov 2016 20:35:00 GMT","humanLanguage":"en","author":"Luci {Luci"s Morsels} says","diffbotUri":"post|3|215501107","html":"What a fun and festive salad! Thanks for sharing!
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","pageUrl":"http://laughingspatula.com/autumn-salad-with-roasted-sweet-potatoes-and-maple-cider-vinaigrette/","id":6,"text":"What a fun and festive salad! Thanks for sharing!Luci’s Morsels | fashion. food. frivolity.","type":"post"},{"date":"Sat, 12 Nov 2016 20:55:00 GMT","humanLanguage":"en","author":"pooja@poojascookery.com says","diffbotUri":"post|3|1420522959","html":"
I loved the salad dressing you made. What a lovely combination .
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