Fall Harvest Salad
Embrace autumn vibes with this Fall Harvest Salad filled with sweet potato, chicken, cranberries, and pecans.
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 350 kcal
baking sheet
parchment paper
mixing bowl
Salad
- 4–6 cups shredded kale
- 1 large honeycrisp apple, sliced
- 4 oz goat cheese
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup dried cranberries
Balsamic Vinaigrette
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup avocado oil or olive oil
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Sweet Potatoes
- 1 large sweet potato, diced about 3 cups
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Chicken
- 3 small chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 425F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Toss together sweet potato with avocado oil, salt, and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes.
Mix together seasoning for chicken, then sprinkle it on the breasts.
After 20 minutes, take sweet potatoes out of the oven, toss, and then add the chicken to the same pan as the sweet potatoes. Bake both for another 16-18 minutes or until chicken reaches 165F.
While baking, prepare vinaigrette by mixing all ingredients together.
Add vinaigrette to kale and toss till fully coated. Let sit at least 15 minutes.
Layer on sliced apples, cooked chicken, sweet potatoes, goat cheese, pecans, and cranberries.
Toss to coat! Enjoy.
Serving: 1servingCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 400mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 2000IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 2mg
Keyword autumn salad, chicken salad, Fall Harvest Salad, healthy salad, Sweet Potato Salad, thanksgiving salad