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Ooky Spooky Sweet Potato Salad

Name: Ooky Spooky Sweet Potato Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Sweet potatoes 1; Olive oil 3 tbsp; Salt; Black pepper; Cheese 4 slices; Lemon juice 2 tbsp; Honey 1 tbsp; Baby arugula 2 cups; Black olives ½ cup; Cranberries ⅓ cup; Feta cheese ½ cup

perfect for Halloween

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35m
Serves 6
Easy
180 °C
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Ingredients

Adjust Servings:

	1 Sweet potatoes
	3 tbsp Olive oil divided
	Salt to taste
	Black pepper to taste
	4 slices Cheese cut on the diagonal into triangles
	2 tbsp Lemon juice
	1 tbsp Honey
	2 cups Baby arugula
	½ cup Black olives pitted
	⅓ cup Cranberries dried
	½ cup Feta cheese crumbled

Nutritional information

250

calories

18g

fat

14.7g

carbohydrates

8.8g

protein

36mg

cholesterol

1812mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ooky Spooky Sweet Potato Salad

Looking for something healthy and delicious to feed your little monsters before they go trick-or-treating? This Ooky Spooky Sweet Potato Salad checks all the boxes. It is made with roasted sweet potatoes, cheese slices, and baby arugula tossed with a simple olive oil, lemon juice, and honey dressing. Black olives, dried cranberries and feta cheese are delicious add-ins that make this dish a real crowd-pleaser.

This tasty and nourishing salad is great for any fall occasion. But once you cut out spooky faces on sweet potatoes and cheese, it has a creepy factor that’s perfect for Halloween.

For more breakfast, lunch and dinner inspiration, check out our best 13 Spooky Halloween Recipes.

To make the Ooky Spooky Sweet Potato Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Ooky Spooky Sweet Potato Salad

Steps to make Ooky Spooky Sweet Potato Salad

1

Preheat oven

5min

Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
2

Prepare sweet potatoes

2min

Slice the sweet potato into thick rounds and place on a baking sheet.
3

Roast

25min

Use a pastry brush to coat the sweet potato rounds with 1 tablespoon olive oil on both sides. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper to taste. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.
4

Cut out faces on cheese slices

3min

Using a knife or cocktail straw, cut out Halloween faces on cheese slices. Set aside.
5

Cut out faces on sweet potato rounds

3min

Once cooled, use a knife or cocktail straw to cut out Halloween faces on sweet potato rounds. Set aside.
6

Make dressing

1min

In a small bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons lemon juice, remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, and 1 tablespoon honey. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
7

Assemble

1min

Toss 2 cups arugula with the prepared dressing and transfer to a serving platter.
8

Add olives, cranberries and feta

1min

Scatter ½ cup black olives, ⅓ cup cranberries, and ½ cup crumbled feta over the top.
9

Serve

Place spooky sweet potato rounds and cheese slices on top and serve. Enjoy!

If you are looking for a new Halloween recipe idea, this healthy and delicious Ooky Spooky Sweet Potato Salad is perfect for serving a monster crowd. If you give this recipe a go, remember to tag us @cookmerecipes on Instagram – we love seeing your creations!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.