Name: Feel-Good Fall Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 -6 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes; sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper; 1 (5-ounce) package fresh arugula or baby kale; 1 avocado, peeled, diced and thinly sliced; 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese (or feta or blue cheese); 1/2 cup chopped pecans, walnuts or almonds, lightly toasted; 1/3 cup dried cranberries; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice (or red wine vinegar); 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 small clove garlic, pressed or finely-minced (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder); 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper