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Tex Mex Sweet Potato Salad

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Colorful and super good for you, this Tex Mex Sweet Potato Salad makes a great main dish or serve with chicken or salmon.

Tex Mex sweet potato salad in a white bowl served with lime wedges

Do I even need to say a word here? Tell me looking at all the beautiful colors in this Tex Mex Sweet Potato Salad doesn’t have you wanting some right now. It’s every bit as delicious as it is beautiful, and dare I say, even more so. All the flavor and textures are over the top! Fresh green lettuce, juicy tomatoes and black olives are to be expected and welcome here plus the red cabbage is a must! I worried it would add too much of a coleslaw flavor, but it didn’t and I’m in love with it in this salad. Then you get red onions AND scallions, both members of the onion family though distinctly different in texture and flavor. Sweet red peppers add a delicious crunch. Yellow corn is not only good for added color, but if you can use leftover roasted corn, all the better. Creamy avocados, black beans and oven roasted sweet potatoes are hearty and satisfying. This salad easily stands alone for a vegan or vegetarian main dish – or use it as the base for barbecued chicken or oven-roasted chicken breasts.

Tex Mex sweet potato salad served in a white bowl

Toss everything together and you have your rainbow of vegetables for health all in one bowl. I list specific amounts in the recipe but add more or less of the ingredients that you love. Perfect to take on a summer picnic or barbecue, I think this goes well with any type of chicken or even salmon.

Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette

Top the salad with your favorite salad dressing. I use a combination of this roasted tomato vinaigrette and homemade ranch dressing and a few crispy onions or crushed tortilla chips for garnish. Tex Mex Sweet Potato Salad is jam-packed with nutrients and is great to always have around. I wish I had some right now.

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Tex Mex Sweet Potato Salad

All the colors of the rainbow go into this healthy and hearty salad. A great main dish salad or add chicken or salmon.
Course Main Dish Salad
Cuisine Tex Mex
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 5 -6
Calories 242
Author Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients 

  • 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive or avocado oil
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Green lettuce, chopped
  • 1 15 oz black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 large tomato, chopped
  • ½ sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup corn, fresh, frozen, or canned-rinsed and drained
  • 1 large avocado, sliced
  • 1 cup purple cabbage, chopped
  • ½ red onion, sliced
  • ½ cup scallions, chopped
  • ½ cup black olives, sliced
  • 1 lime for squeezing on the salad
  • Crispy onions or crushed tortilla chips, for garnish
  • Pickled red onions, for garnish
  • Salad dressing of your choice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place the chopped sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and toss. Season with the cumin, chili powder, salt and black pepper, to taste. Place sheet in the oven and roast for 15 minutes. Using a spatula, toss the sweet potatoes. Roast for an additional 10 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are just tender. Remove from oven and set aside.
  • Place all salad ingredients into a large salad bowl, saving crispy onions and/or tortilla chips for the garnish on top.
  • Squeeze fresh lime juice over the salad.
  • Serve with choice of salad dressing. This salad keeps well for 3 days in the refrigerator

Cook's Note:

  • I like to roast or grill the corn for the salad. This salad is very flexible. Feel free to add your favorite Mexican toppings to the mix. Don't use the avocado dressing if you need the salad to be vegan.
Nutrition Facts
Tex Mex Sweet Potato Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 242 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Sodium 275mg12%
Potassium 763mg22%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 13933IU279%
Vitamin C 43mg52%
Calcium 68mg7%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. harper s says

    June 22, 2022 at 5:54 AM

    5 stars
    I love anything that has sweet potato in it 🙂 Thank Sally!

    Reply
  2. erin says

    June 22, 2022 at 5:53 AM

    5 stars
    Fabulous! Thank you for creating easy, healthy meals! Delicious and seasonal. Can’t wait to make this!!!

    Reply
  3. katie thomas says

    May 21, 2022 at 10:19 AM

    5 stars
    Looks very tasty and healthy. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  4. jill t says

    May 17, 2022 at 6:01 AM

    5 stars
    I get compliments every time I make this salad and I direct them to your site 🙂 Such a wonderful dish to have any time of the year, week, or day. Thank you GDM for sharing. One of out favorites!

    Reply
  5. sondra says

    March 15, 2022 at 6:19 AM

    5 stars
    Very easy, healthy and tasty! I baked the red onion with the sweet potatoes since I do not like raw onion. Delicious!

    Reply
  6. steven m says

    March 15, 2022 at 6:14 AM

    5 stars
    This was SO GOOD! I never thought to put sweet potatoes in salad. My new favorite trick 🙂 Thanks Sally for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sally Humeniuk says

      March 15, 2022 at 10:11 AM

      Thanks, Steven! This is a favorite of mine for sweet potatoes, too.

      Reply
  7. Stephanie says

    August 28, 2014 at 9:03 PM

    This salad is beautiful and delicious! Totally satisfying. Thanks for another great recipe, Sally!

    Reply
  8. CakePants says

    May 26, 2014 at 7:25 PM

    This looks astoundingly tasty! I can’t get over how colorful it is – wow!

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    • Sally says

      May 26, 2014 at 8:33 PM

      Thank you! It is as tasty as it is pretty. 🙂 I hope you try it!

      Reply
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