This hearty vegan salad is 4 of your 5-a-day, rich in folate, fibre and vitamin C, plus it has lots of interesting flavours and textures

Sweet potato Tex-Mex salad recipe

Ingredients

  • 600g sweet potatoes, cut into even chunks
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 400g can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 198g can sweetcorn, drained and rinsed
  • 2 avocados, chopped
  • 250g tomatoes, cut into chunks
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 small pack coriander, roughly chopped
  • juice 1 lime

Method

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. On a baking tray, toss the sweet potato in 1 tbsp of the oil with the chilli flakes, sea salt and pepper. Roast for 30 mins until tender.

  • Once the sweet potato is nearly ready, combine the remaining ingredients in a large bowl with the remaining 1 tbsp oil and season well. Mix everything well but take care to avoid squashing the avocado. Divide the salad evenly between plates, or serve sharing-style with the sweet potato chunks.

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