Dressed Lentils & Greens With Roasted Sweet Potatoes
  1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Prepare a sheet pan with parchment paper.

  2. Slice the sweet potatoes in half longways. Rub olive oil and salt on all sides of the sweet potato and place them cut-side down on the sheet pan. Bake for 25 minutes, until soft and starting to caramelize around the edges. Remove.

  3. Meanwhile, rinse the lentils well and add to a medium pot with water, about 2-3 inches above the lentils. Salt the water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer for 17-20 minutes, tasting to make sure they don’t get mushy! Drain and cool.

  4. Make your vinaigrette! In a small bowl, add the shallot, lemon juice, vinegar, a few pinches salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Let sit for 5 minutes to mellow. Whisk in the dijon mustard and slowing add the olive oil, whisking vigorously to emulsify. Taste and adjust, if needed.

  5. Make your yogurt! Grate the garlic into a bowl and squeeze the lemon on top. Let sit for 5 minutes to mellow. Add the a few pinches of slat, dill and yogurt. Mix to combine.

  6. Cook your greens! Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat in a large fry pan. When its starts to shimmer, add the smashed garlic cloves and cook for 1 minutes. Add the cumin seeds and bloom for 1 minute more. Add your greens, they will crackle! Cook them for 2-3 minutes until softened.

  7. Assemble! Swoosh a big spoonful of dilly yogurt on the bottom of your bowl. Add a few scoops of lentils, the greens and the sweet potato. Sprinkle with flaky salt and scallions.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🥗Salad

CuisineMediterranean

Occasions📆Everyday🥦Healthy Meal

Season🍂Fall

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 45m

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