Clean Eating Roasted Sweet Potato Salad Recipe (2024)

This herb and garlic roasted sweet potato salad is the perfect, healthy alternative to traditional potato salad!

The typical American get-together almost always includes potato salad. Few self-respecting occasions would be without it. But let’s face it, it’s not always the healthiest option at the picnic table. Enter, the roasted sweet potato salad.

Recipe Variations

To add some different flavors to this dish try one or more of the following:

• dried cranberries – fruit juice sweetened.
• scallions
• dijon mustard – a very small amount just for a tiny bit more savory flavor.
• apple cider vinegar – just a small splash.
• honey – just a drizzle.
• vinaigrette of any kind if you prefer it to plain balsamic vinegar.

About The Ingredients

Sweet potatoes– peeled and cut into small cubes for measuring.

Red onions– cut into quarters for eighths.

Oil – any light-flavored oil will work.

Garlic head– top cut off for roasting.

Fresh thyme– chopped for measuring.

Balsamic vinegar

Salt– to taste

How To Make Herb And Garlic Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

Preheat the oven to 350 F., then gather, chop, and measure all your ingredients.

Place the cut potatoes and onions in a plastic bag with the oil. Shake well to coat and pour out onto an ungreased cookie sheet along with any excess oil. Set the head of garlic on the pan, nestled in between the veggies. Make sure everything is spread out so the vegetables are in a single layer.

Roast the vegetables for approximately 40 minutes, or until they are soft and cooked through and the potatoes areslightly golden edges. The garlic should have one or two cloves popping out to let you know it’s done.

Allow it to cool a bit. Then squeeze the garlic out of the head. Cut the onions down to smaller pieces and toss all ingredients together in a mixing bowl, then serve.

How To Store Herb And Garlic Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

Store this in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Recipe Supplies

For this recipe, you’ll need a baking sheet, a cutting board, and a good knife. You can click on any of the below images to be taken to that image on Amazon. (Affiliate links)

More Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes

• Sweet Potato Butter
• Loaded Breakfast Sweet Potato
• Southwestern Stuffed Sweet Potato
• Sweet Potato Toast
• Sweet Potato Smoothie
• Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Curry
• Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
• Bacon Sweet Potato Soup

Herb And Garlic Roasted Sweet Potato Salad Recipe Card

Recipe from the Gracious Pantry® archives, originally posted 6/26/14.