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Roasted Sweet Potato, Chickpea and Feta Spinach Salad

Caramelized cumin-roasted sweet potatoes and crisp chickpeas meet tender spinach, salty feta and toasted pumpkin seeds in a bright lemon-olive oil dressing.

Roasted Sweet Potato, Chickpea and Feta Spinach Salad

Ingredients

  • 3 medium400 gSweet potatoespeeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1 can, drained254 gChickpeas, canned, drained and rinsedpatted dry
  • 3 tbsp40 gOlive oildivided
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cumin
  • ¾ tsp2 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)
  • ¼ tsp2 gSaltdivided
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepperdivided
  • 5 cups loosely packed150 gBaby spinach
  • 1 medium119 gRed bell pepperthinly sliced
  • ¼ cup chopped40 gRed onionthinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup crumbled60 gFeta cheesecrumbled
  • ¼ cup30 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • 1 lemon, juiced45 gLemon juice
  • 1 tsp7 gHoney

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a large sheet pan with parchment.
  2. On the sheet pan, toss the sweet potato and chickpeas with half of the olive oil, the cumin, the paprika, half of the salt and half of the black pepper; spread in a single layer.
  3. Roast for 25 minutes, stirring once halfway, until the sweet potato is tender and browned and the chickpeas are crisp.
  4. Scatter the pumpkin seeds on the pan for the last 4 minutes to toast them, then let everything cool for 5 minutes.
  5. While the pan roasts, whisk the lemon juice, honey, the remaining half of the olive oil, the remaining half of the salt and the remaining half of the black pepper in a large bowl to make the dressing.
  6. Add the spinach, red bell pepper and red onion to the bowl with the dressing and toss to coat.
  7. Divide the dressed greens among 4 plates, top with the warm sweet potato, chickpeas and pumpkin seeds, and finish with the feta.

Contains: Milk.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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