Looking for a sweet potato salad that's healthy, low-carb, delicious, simple, and quick? This healthy pan-roasted sweet potato salad checks all the boxes. It's vegan, nut-free, with just a few ingredients

roasted sweet potato salad
pan roasted sweet potato salad

Imagine that it's burning hot out there, you haven't cooked for days now, and you've got that sweet potato in your kitchen that's almost calling your name, but you've no idea how to cook it! Let's make a healthy pan-roasted sweet potato salad, my friend…

I love potato salad and I guess you too. But when summer comes, you want to eat a light, quick-to-make healthy salad. This sweet potato salad is just what you want for barbecues.

If it's very hot for you like here, then pan-roast your sweet potato at night to use it the next day. Pan-roasted sweet potato is easy and very quick to make if you slice the sweet potato thinly.…

I grew up with white sweet potatoes, and I love them, they're soft and non-fibrous. I like the way they don't overwhelm the dishes and they can go with many veggies. If you haven't tried white sweet potatoes, please do give them a try.

And did you know that sweet potatoes are healthy, and can help fight diseases?

roasted sweet potato
pan roasted sweet potato

How to pan-roast sweet potato

Pan roasting is very easy, especially in this sweet potato salad since you don't need to finish the roasting in the oven like the classic pan roasting.
Clean your sweet potato and tap dry it
Cut it in halves, then in quarters. Now slice thin slices that will roast easily and fast.
In a hot pan, spread the sweet potato in a single layer, cover, and let them roast.
They should have browning parts
Turn the sweet potatoes using a spatula so that they can roast on the other side.
Once they are roasted, let the roasted sweet potatoes cool before using them in a salad.

This sweet potato salad is worthy of being a meal by itself, especially when it's very hot out there. It's deliciously sweet and filling. The perfect light meal you're looking for during summer.

To make this healthy sweet potato salad I opted for fresh lettuce, kind of butter lettuce but with small leaves (salanova lettuce). I love the dynamic of textures that both sweet potato and lettuce creates.

You can substitute the lettuce with fresh baby spinach.

lettuce salad with garlic
butter lettuce salad

Vegan salad dressing

To serve this sweet potato salad I wanted a creamy dressing, that's easy to make and budget-friendly while it still remained vegan or totally plant-based. I normally use my creamy banana sauce. But for an easy and quick sauce You'll need;

Silken soft tofu
Plant-based yogurt
Cold-pressed olive oil
Coconut vinegar or apple cider vinegar
Nutritional yeast
Garlic powder
Salt

This sweet potato salad is very simple but please, don't hesitate to add other flavors and textures, you can add toasted nuts and seeds for example...

As my daughter would say, "customize your sweet potato salad to your liking", how do you find that?

I hope you'll enjoy this simple yet delicious healthy sweet potato salad.

Have you ever pan-fried sweet potato before? Do you like this way of cooking?

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I love you, Githu

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