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Mexican Style Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Bacon Lardons

Mexican Style Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Bacon Lardons

with Garlic Croutons and Baby Gem
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Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on December 15, 2025
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Calories
843 kcal
Protein
21.8g protein
Difficulty
Medium
Allergens:
  • Cereals containing gluten
  • Milk
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Celery
  • Cereals containing gluten
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
serving amount

2

Sweet Potato

1

Mexican Style Spice Mix

1

Bell Pepper

(Contains: May contain traces of allergens, Celery)

1

Red Onion

2

Garlic Clove

1

Lime

1

Avocado

15

Honey

1

Baby Gem Lettuce

1

Ciabatta

(Contains: May contain traces of allergens, Cereals containing gluten, Cereals containing gluten)

50

Greek Style Salad Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

90

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

Not included in your delivery

2

Olive Oil for the Dressing

Energy (kcal)843 kcal
Energy (kJ)3528 kJ
Fat39.9 g
of which saturates11.1 g
Carbohydrate100.2 g
of which sugars31.3 g
Protein21.8 g
Salt2.9 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.
Baking Tray
Garlic Press
Bowl
Zester

Instructions

Roast the Sweet Potato
1

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
Chop the sweet potato into 2cm chunks (no need to peel). Pop onto a large baking tray. Drizzle with oil, season with the Mexican style spice mix, salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer. TIP: Use two baking trays if necessary.
When the oven is hot, roast on the top shelf until golden, 25-35 mins. Turn halfway through.

Start the Prep
2

Halve the pepper and discard the core and seeds. Slice into thin strips. Halve, peel and thinly slice the red onion. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).
Pop the pepper, onion and half the garlic onto another baking tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper then toss to coat.
Roast on the middle shelf of your oven until soft and slightly charred, 20-25 mins.

Avocado Time
3

While everything roasts, zest and halve the lime.
Halve the avocado and remove the stone. Use a tablespoon to scoop the flesh onto a board, then chop into 1cm chunks.
Pop the avocado into a large bowl with lime zest, juice, honey and olive oil for the dressing (see ingredients for amount). TIP: If your honey has hardened, pop into a bowl of hot water for 1 min.
Season with salt and pepper, then set aside.

Bring on the Baby Gem
4

Trim the baby gem, halve lengthways, then thinly slice widthways.

Bake the Croutons
5

When 5 mins of cooking time remain, tear the ciabatta into 2cm chunks and pop into another bowl.
Drizzle with oil, then season with salt, pepper and the remaining garlic. Toss to coat.
Add the croutons and bacon lardons to the sweet potato tray and bake until golden, 4-5 mins.

Assemble and Serve
6

When everything is ready, add the roasted sweet potato, pepper, onion, croutons, sliced baby gem into the avocado bowl and mix well.
Share the salad between your bowls, then crumble over the Greek style salad cheese to finish. Enjoy!

7

Step 5 MOD: If you've chosen to add bacon lardons to your meal, add them with the croutons to the baking tray and continued as instructed. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw meat. Cook lardons thoroughly.

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