Sweet potato, lentil and feta salad recipe

Name: Sweet potato, lentil and feta salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 large carrots, cut into cubes; 1 red onion, finely sliced; 2 medium sized sweet potatoes, cut into cubes; 3 tbsp olive oil; pinch dried chilli flakes (optional); 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar or pomegranate molasses; 250g pack cooked Puy lentils; 75g feta, crumbled; 50g rocket

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

This hearty salad is packed with roasted sweet potatoes, carrots and red onion, which pair wonderfully with Puy lentils and crumbled feta. Try this easy recipe for a healthy dinner or leisurely weekend lunch.

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Serves 4
20 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
348 calories / serving

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Tesco Carrots Loose
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2 large carrots, cut into cubes
£0.11
£0.69/kg
Tesco Red Onions Loose
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1 red onion, finely sliced
£0.20
£0.95/kg
Tesco Sweet Potatoes 1Kg
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2 medium sized sweet potatoes, cut into cubes
£1.19
£1.19/kg
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
3 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Kashmiri Chilli Flakes 27G
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pinch dried chilli flakes (optional)
£1.00
£37.04/kg
Tesco Balsamic Vinegar Of Modena 250Ml
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar or pomegranate molasses
£1.65
£6.60/litre
Tesco Green Lentils In Water 390G
250g pack cooked Puy lentils
£0.45
£1.15/kg DR.WT
Tranos Greek Feta 200G
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75g feta, crumbled
£1.69
£8.45/kg
Tesco Wild Rocket 60G
50g rocket
£1.00
£16.67/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Put the carrot, onion and sweet potato in a large shallow baking tray, drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil and the chilli flakes, if using, season well and roast for 30 mins, turning occasionally, or until tender and turning golden.
Heat the lentils according to the pack instructions, and then scatter over a serving platter. Top with the roasted vegetables, crumbled feta and rocket then drizzle with the balsamic vinegar or pomegranate molasses and the rest of the extra-virgin olive oil.