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Fall Harvest Salad

URL: https://www.erinliveswhole.com/fall-harvest-salad/

Ingredients

Salad Base

  • 4–6 cups shredded kale
  • 1 large honeycrisp apple, sliced
  • 4 oz goat cheese
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • ½ cup dried cranberries

Balsamic Vinaigrette

  • cup balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup avocado oil (or olive oil)
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Sweet Potatoes

  • 1 large sweet potato, diced into cubes or thin slices
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Chicken & Seasoning

  • 3 small chicken breasts
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Toss the sweet potato with avocado oil, salt, and pepper, then bake for 20 minutes.
  3. Mix the seasoning for the chicken and sprinkle it on the chicken breasts.
  4. After 20 minutes, toss the sweet potatoes and add the chicken to the same pan, baking for another 16-18 minutes until the chicken reaches 165°F.
  5. Prepare the vinaigrette by mixing all dressing ingredients together.
  6. Add the vinaigrette to the kale and toss until fully coated, letting it sit for at least 15 minutes.
  7. Layer the sliced apples, cooked chicken, sweet potatoes, goat cheese, pecans, and cranberries on the kale.
  8. Toss everything together and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8
Calories
350
Total fat
18g
Total carbohydrates
30g
Total protein
20g
Sodium
400mg
Cholesterol
70mg

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