Kale, Sweet Potato & Bacon Salad
An easy moreish dinner idea with kale, sweet potato, bacon and more - throw it together and enjoy
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Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1-2 sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 1-2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1-2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 red onions
- 1-2 tbsp honey
- 200 g tenderstem broccoli
- 200-250 g kale
- 200 g bacon lardons
- balsamic glaze
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220c/200ºc fan and grab a large tray (if your oven runs hot, the temp may need lowering towards the end of cooking)
- Chop up the sweet potato into inch sized cubes and sprinkle on the salt and pepper, paprika, thyme and some olive oil and mix
- Tip onto the tray and roast for ten minutes
- Then, add the chopped up red onions, a little more salt and pepper and a drizzle of honey
- Roast for 15-20 minutes, turning everything part of the way through
- Whilst everything is roasting, add the bacon lardons to a dry pan and cook over a medium-high heat, until turning crispy
- Towards the end, drizzle on a little honey and finish cooking. Take off the heat until serving
- Once the sweet potatoes are nearly finished cooking, add the broccoli to the tray for ten minutes.
- Sprinkle on the kale, on top of everything, and roast for 2-3 minutes. Add a little more oil before this, if needed.
- Once everything is roasted, tip into a large serving bowl, and sprinkle on the cooked bacon.
- Drizzle on some balsamic glaze and serve
Notes
- See notes for swaps and changes
- This recipe is just a guide - change flavours/seasonings to what you prefer
- Serve hot, warm, or cold