Cajun Sweet Potato Salad with Avocado Dressing

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Serves2-4 people
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Cajun Sweet Potato Salad with Avocado Dressing

This week’s salads feature a winning combo of crispy, spice-crusted sweet potato with peppery watercress and creamy avocado dressing, and pearl barley heaped with griddled goodies like nectarines, UK asparagus and spring onion.

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Ingredients

  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 2 tsp cajun spice
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 avocado
  • 50g watercress
  • Sea salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Freshly ground pepper

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 35 mins

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Method

1. Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Set a roasting tin on the top shelf to heat up.
2. Peel the sweet potatoes. Cut into 3cm cubes. Tumble into the warmed roasting tin. Gloss with 1 tbsp oil. Season well. Roast for 30 mins, or till tender and golden round the edges.
3. Once the sweet potatoes are done, sprinkle over 2 tsp Cajun spice (add more or less, to suit your taste). Return to the oven for 2 mins, then take out of the oven and set aside to cool.
4. Grate the zest off the lemon into a large bowl. Squeeze in 1 tbsp of the juice (keep the rest of the lemon for later). Whisk with 1 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt. Set aside.
5. Halve and de-stone the avocado. Scoop the flesh into a blender or food processor. Add a pinch of salt and a good squeeze of lemon juice. Blend till smooth. Taste and add more lemon juice or salt, if it needs them.
6. Dollop the avocado dressing onto a large platter, or 2 plates. Toss the watercress and sweet potato into the large bowl with the lemon dressing and gently mix through. Pile the salad on top of the avocado dressing to serve.
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Lovely salad! The dressing is super yummy too, one of my favourites. Highly recommend making it.