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Roasted Sweet Potato, Lentil & Goats Cheese Salad
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Total Time
55
minutes
mins
Course
Appetisers, Main Dish, Salads & Sides
Cuisine
Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, Vegetarian
Servings
2
people
Ingredients
2
large
sweet potatoes
1.5
tbsps
coconut oil
200
g
pre-cooked beluga or puy lentils
2
shallots
2
cloves
garlic
50
g
fresh rocket (arugula)
1/2
pomegranate
(de-seeded)
20
pistachio nuts
(shelled and crushed)
soft goats cheese
drizzle
oilve oil
(to serve)
salt & pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
Peel & chop the sweet potatoes into wedges.
Roast in the oven with 1 tbsp of the coconut oil and salt and pepper for about 45 mins until they are soft in the middle and crispy on the outside.
Meanwhile, peel and slice the shallots and the garlic cloves.
Heat the remaining coconut oil in the frying pan and fry the shallots and garlic until they are softened and browning.
Add the lentils and cook for a few minutes to heat through. Season well with salt and pepper.
Prepare the Salad
Start by adding the rocket to the serving plate.
Top with the lentil, onion and garlic mixture and add the sweet potato wedges.
Crumble the goats cheese and sprinkle over the top along with the pomegranate seeds and crushed pistachios.
Season well with black pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
Serve warm.