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Chicken and Grape Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes

A delicious, quick and healthy meal made simple by using rotisserie chicken!

Course dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword #easy dinner, chicken salad, roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potato wedges
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Author Linda Spiker

Ingredients

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, separated
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 3 cups baby greens
  • zest of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 1/4 cup grapes, cut in half
  • 6 pitted dates, roughly chopped
  • handful pomegranate seeds, (or raspberries, blueberries, whatever is in season)
  • Handful plain or candied walnuts
  • 1/4 cup shredded pecorino romano

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees, place oven rack in upper third of oven. Place parchment paper on rimmed cookie sheet, set aside

  2. Peel potatoes and cut into wedges (thick side of wedge should be about a 1/2 inch thick)

  3. Place potatoes on parchment covered baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil (about 2 tablespoons), toss

  4. Sprinkle potatoes with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, toss again

  5. Place potatoes in a single layer and pop in the oven, roast for 35-40 minutes or until edges are browned and crispy, turn once halfway through cooking

While potatoes cook, make dressing and prepare salad

  1. Whisk together 3 tablespoons olive oil, lemon zest, juice, honey, sea salt, pepper and poppy seeds

  2. Shred chicken and cheese, chop dates, slice grapes, prepare berries etc...

  3. Place greens on a platter, add all salad ingredients, toss with dressing right before serving

  4. Plate and serve with potatoes