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Harissa Chickpea & Sweet Potato Salad
Spicy
Veggie
Harissa Chickpea & Sweet Potato Salad

with Feta, Candied Sunflower Seeds, Pickled Shallot & Creamy Lemon Herb Dressing

10 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Mediterranean

Move over, side salad: this meal is a hearty Middle Eastern feast. After roasting chickpeas and sweet potato in harissa spices, you’ll quick-pickle shallots and make sweet and crunchy candied sunflower seeds. Toss that all over crisp baby spinach, and dress it all up with a creamy lemon herb dressing—now that’s a satisfying meal.

Allergens

Eggs
Milk

Utensils

Baking Sheet
Paper Towel
Whisk
Zester
Large Bowl
Small Bowl
Strainer
Small Pan

Tags

Spicy
Veggie
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Ingredients
Chickpeas

Chickpeas

13.4 ounce

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

1 unit

Harissa Powder

Harissa Powder

1 tablespoon

Lemon

Lemon

1 unit

Shallot

Shallot

1 unit

Green Herb Blend

Green Herb Blend

1 unit

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

4 tablespoon

Spinach

Spinach

5 ounce

Feta Cheese

Feta Cheese

0.5 cup

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

1.5 ounce

Sunflower Seeds

Sunflower Seeds

0.5 ounce

Cooking Oil

Cooking Oil

2 teaspoon

Sugar

Sugar

1.75 teaspoon

Salt

Salt

Pepper

Pepper

Preparation
1
Roast Veggies

• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Drain and rinse chickpeas; pat very dry with paper towels. Dice sweet potato into ½-inch pieces. Toss chickpeas and sweet potato on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, half the harissa powder, and a couple big pinches of salt. (For 4, use 2 baking sheets and all the harissa powder; roast on top and middle racks.) TIP: If you prefer a milder flavor, use less harissa powder. • Roast on top rack until chickpeas are crispy and sweet potato is tender, 20-25 minutes. • Let cool at least 5 minutes before adding to spinach in step 5.

2
Prep & Pickle Shallot

• Meanwhile, halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot. Zest and halve lemon; cut one half into wedges. (For 4 servings, zest and halve one lemon; cut remaining lemon into wedges.) Finely chop parsley and chives. • In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine shallot, juice from lemon half, ½ tsp sugar, 1 TBSP water, and salt until sugar and salt have mostly dissolved. (Use juice from whole lemon, 1 tsp sugar, and 2 TBSP water for 4.) • Microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally, until ready to serve.

3
Candy Sunflower Seeds

• Heat a small, dry pan over mediumhigh heat. Add sunflower seeds, 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings), and 2 TBSP water. Cook, stirring, until water has evaporated and sunflower seeds are coated and lightly toasted, 2-4 minutes. • Turn off heat; transfer to a second small bowl.

4
Make Dressing

• In a third small bowl, whisk together sour cream, ranch dressing, parsley, chives, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings), a squeeze of lemon juice, and a pinch of lemon zest to taste (save a bit for the next step). Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

5
Make Salad

• Once cooled, carefully toss roasted chickpeas and sweet potato with remaining lemon zest to taste. • In a large bowl, toss together spinach, half the roasted veggie mixture, half the feta, and half the dressing (save the rest of each for serving). Season with a big pinch of salt and pepper.

6
Serve

• Divide salad between plates or shallow bowls. Top with remaining roasted veggie mixture, remaining feta, candied sunflower seeds to taste, and as much pickled shallot (draining first) as you like. Drizzle with remaining dressing. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.

Nutrition per serving

720

kcal

Calories

37

g

Fat

11

g

Saturated Fat

78

g

Carbohydrate

18

g

Sugar

14

g

Dietary Fiber

22

g

Protein

50

mg

Cholesterol

1190

mg

Sodium

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