Sweet Potato Salad

Sweet Potato Salad

with Tangy Yogurt Sauce

Recipe by
Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 5m
Cook Time: 35m
Total Time: 40m
Temp.: 400 °F
Servings: 6
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (17 Reviews)
Cooking Mode
Prevents your screen from turning off while cooking

Ingredients

Adjust servings:

Nutritional Information

339
Calories
6g
Fat
62g
Carbohydrate
10g
Protein
2mg
Cholesterol
432mg
Sodium
Sweet Potato Salad

Recipe Description

This hearty Sweet Potato Salad recipe relies on Indian-inspired flavors such as cumin, garlic, and cayenne pepper to deliver a big flavor. Sweet potatoes and chickpeas tossed with olive oil, smoky paprika, spicy-sweet cumin, garlic, cayenne pepper, and a pinch of black pepper and salt, then roasted until caramelized, crispy, and delicious. Served over a bed of baby spinach with herbed yogurt sauce, this makes such a pleasing meal. I love this salad warm, straight from the oven. But it also tastes great at room temperature.

To make the salad, start by roasting the sweet potatoes with olive oil and spices. Once the sweet potatoes have softened a little, add the chickpeas to the same baking sheet and roast until crispy. Meanwhile, make a yogurt sauce by whisking Greek yogurt with finely chopped cilantro and a splash of red wine vinegar. Whisk until yogurt looks creamy and smooth. Pile the spinach in a large serving bowl, then top with roasted sweet potatoes and chickpeas. Serve with yogurt sauce, and enjoy!

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

Ingredients for Sweet Potato Salad

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Preheat oven and prepare baking sheet

    Step 1 - Sweet Potato Salad

    Preheat the oven to 400 °F and line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    Prepare the marinade

    1 min
    Step 2 - Sweet Potato Salad

    In a large bowl, whisk together 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons paprika, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and ¼ teaspoon cayenne. Set aside 1 heaped teaspoon of the marinade.

  3. 3

    Prepare the sweet potatoes

    1 min
    Step 3 - Sweet Potato Salad

    Add the sweet potatoes to the large bowl with the marinade and toss to coat well.

  4. 4

    Roast

    20 min
    Step 4 - Sweet Potato Salad

    Arrange the sweet potato rounds on the prepared baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes.

  5. 5

    Prepare the chickpeas

    1 min
    Step 5 - Sweet Potato Salad

    Add 1 cup chickpeas and the reserved marinade to the same bowl and toss to coat well.

  6. 6

    Roast the chickpeas

    15 min
    Step 6 - Sweet Potato Salad

    Once the allotted time has passed, remove the baking sheet from the oven and add the chickpeas. Roast for another 15 minutes.

  7. 7

    Make the yogurt sauce

    1 min
    Step 7 - Sweet Potato Salad

    Meanwhile, whisk ¾ cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt with 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro and 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar until creamy and smooth.

  8. 8

    Assemble

    2 min
    Step 8 - Sweet Potato Salad

    Pile 2 cups baby spinach in a large serving bowl, then top with roasted sweet potatoes and chickpeas.

  9. 9

    Serve

    Step 9 - Sweet Potato Salad

    Serve warm or at room temperature with yogurt sauce on the side. Enjoy!

Salads are not just for summer. Make the most of hearty sweet potatoes, chickpeas and spinach with this warming and delicious Sweet Potato Salad. It’s an easy-to-make recipe that is filling and super tasty. Give this recipe a go, and make sure to leave a comment with your thoughts!

About the author

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.

Recipe Reviews

Have you made this recipe? Share your experience and help other cooks!

★★★★★
★★★★★
4.9 out of 5 (17 reviews)
Zara
May 3, 2025
Verified

Loved every bite

Ollie
February 6, 2025
Verified

Superb, easy salad!

Franklin Adams
December 9, 2024
Verified

This Sweet Potato Salad is legen—wait for it—dary! Roasted the sweet potatoes myself and they came out so crispy. This is my new go-to dish for chillin' at home by myself.

Eddie
December 7, 2024
Verified

Amazing flavour burst!

Ethan
September 14, 2024
Verified

Fantastic! Just made this Sweet Potato Salad for my friends, and they loved it. The spices are perfect. It was so easy to prepare, and the flavors were out of this world. Definitely a go-to recipe!

Urvi
September 11, 2024
Verified

Best warm salad ever

LilACook
August 15, 2024
Verified

This sweet potato salad turned out awesome! My fam loved it at dinner. The cumin gives it such a cool kick. It’s simple, but sooo delish! I'll def make it again. Just yum-yum-yummmm!

Quinn
July 30, 2024
Verified

This Sweet Potato Salad was great! The spices really brought everything together. My kids loved it, especially with the yogurt sauce. We had it for a family dinner.

Ursula
July 19, 2024
Verified

I made this salad for a family picnic, and it was a total hit. The flavors are really rich and satisfying.

Yvonne
March 16, 2024
Verified

Delicious! Made this for a family gathering, everyone loved it. Will make again!

Claire
February 16, 2024
Verified

Tried this Sweet Potato Salad for a family get-together. The flavours are bang on, mate! It’s so easy to whip up and everyone loved it. Definitely adding this to my regulars.

Willie
September 9, 2023
Verified

Delicious!

Cynthia
June 12, 2023
Verified

Delicious! Made it for friends, they loved it too.

Joy
May 29, 2023
Verified

Delicious!

Nathan Green
April 29, 2023
Verified

Simply delicious salad!

Taste of the dish
Accuracy of stated difficulty
Instruction accuracy
Would you recommend this recipe to others?
0/1000
Add photos
Upload photos of your result. This will help others see how the dish should look.

Author Information

Email will not be displayed publicly