Rainbow Salad Bowl With Salmon & Sesame Dressing

Give your body a nutrition boost with this healthy bowl salad filled with rainbow superfoods from sweet potatoes and beets to avocado, leafy greens, purple cabbage and wild salmon. Paired with calcium-rich Asian sesame dressing and nori seaweed topping. Gluten-free, paleo, dairy-free and great for a filling lunch. This recipe is for 2 servings so simply halve the ingredients for one or make the second portion for another day.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato (350 g, peeled and diced)
• 1 large beetroot (peeled and sliced into wedges)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Salt to taste
• 3 cups leafy greens
• 1 cup purple cabbage (shredded)
• 4 radishes (sliced)
• 1/2 red onion (sliced thinly)
• 1/2 large red sweet pepper (capsicum, sliced into strips)
• 180 g canned wild salmon (about 90 g / 3 oz per serving (6 oz. total))
• 1 small avocado (halved and sliced)
• A handful of coriander (cilantro leaves or other fresh herbs)
• 1 tablespoon nori seaweed
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 3 tablespoons white sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (or lemon juice)
• 1 tablespoon Tamari soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup (or 1 teaspoon stevia sugar alternative)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• Extra: lemon juice drizzle

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F. Line a flat baking tray with parchment paper.
2. 2Toss diced sweet potatoes and beets in a little olive oil and spread on the baking tray. Roast for 20-25 minutes until tender and golden brown. Season with salt and set aside. This can be done ahead of time (weekend or the night before).
3. 3Precut other vegetables while these are roasting and make the salad dressing.
4. 4Heat up a small frying pan and toast the sesame seeds until golden, 2-3 minutes. Stir them around quite a few times and keep an eye on them as they are easily burnt.
5. 5Transfer to a mortar and pestle and grind into almost powder. You can also add them to a food processor/blender with other ingredients. Combine ground up sesame seeds with other salad ingredients and whisk until smooth. Set aside.
6. 6Build your salad bowls or mix all together in one large container. Top with the dressing, extra sesame seeds and a few seaweed slices or similar topping. See above pics for how I built my power bowl.