Yes this salad is full of healthy ingredients but it is also delicious! This is a great winter salad to serve alongside any meal or you can enjoy it as the meal itself. I love that all of the flavors enhance one another and create not only a delicious meal, but the bright colors create a beautiful dish. You know what they say…you always eat with your eyes first! 🙂

Chase’s take: “Dang!”

Superfood Salad

Serves about 4

Here’s What You’ll Need:

1 Pomegranate

2 Red Garnet Sweet Potatoes

4-6 cups chopped kale

Salt and Pepper

Brown Sugar

Olive oil

Balsamic Vinegar

1 pork tenderloin (or any protein of your choice/optional)

To cook the pork tenderloin:

1. Rub the pork tenderloin with olive oil and season with salt, and pepper
2. Sear the pork tenderloin in a cast iron skillet on high heat on for 1-2 minutes on each side
3. Cook in a crockpot on low for 5 ½ hours

After slow cooking, the pork tenderloin will become extremely tender!

For Dressing:

To make the balsamic vinaigrette, I recommend a ratio of two parts olive oil and one part balsamic vinegar and pour into a jar (adjust ratio depending on preference). Shake until combined and pour over the salad. You may also add a dash of pepper if preferred.

For Sweet potatoes:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Slice sweet potato into quarters and thinly slice each quarter
3. With the sweet potato slices on a baking sheet, add about 2T olive oil (or enough to lightly coat the slices), salt, pepper (to taste) and mix until coated
4. Sprinkle about 1T brown sugar over the sweet potatoes
5. Bake the sweet potatoes at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until caramelized (ovens may vary)
6. Let sweet potatoes cool

To Assemble Salad:

1. On a serving plate or in bowls, assemble the chopped kale and gently massage the dressing into the kale for about 1-2 minutes
2. De-seed a pomegranate and sprinkle the jewels over the kale (use as many pomegranate seeds as you like)
3. Add the cooled sweet potato and chopped pork on top of the salad

Tip: “Massaging” the vinaigrette into the kale before assembling will help to tenderize it. If you want to skip this step, you can always just drizzle the dressing over the assembled salad.

*Any protein would be a delicious addition to this salad! I recommend chicken or salmon if you choose something other than pork. You can also skip the meat and enjoy this salad by itself!