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Salad in a jar

Servings 2 -3

Ingredients

  • 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes/ about 350 grams
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper

For the chickpeas

  • 1 glas/can chickpeas
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • about 10 curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 romain lettuce head/about 100 grams
  • 1 large tomato, cubed
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, cubed
  • 1/2 cucumber, cubed
  • 1 avocado, cubed

For the dressing

  • 2 tbsp ground cashew nuts
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp coarse mustard
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp water
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/375°F.
  2. Mix sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast on a baking tray in the oven for about 10 minutes.
  3. For the chickpeas heat olive oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter add curry leaves, cinnamon, turmeric and cumin powder and fry a little. Add in the chickpeas and mix properly. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. For the dressing whisk all ingredients together. Layer the different salad components in a glas and drizzle with dressing.