Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Maple Walnut Vinaigrette

If you’re craving a fall salad that’s hearty, colorful, and still feels fresh, this one is such a good choice. 🍠🍂 Our Roasted Sweet Potato & Feta Salad brings together caramelized sweet potato wedges, crisp mixed greens, creamy feta, and crunchy pumpkin seeds with a homemade vinaigrette made from Roasted Walnut Oil, Gravenstein Apple White Balsamic, and Vermont Maple Dark Balsamic.

It’s sweet, savory, nutty, tangy, and just cozy enough for cooler weather. Even better, it works beautifully as a satisfying lunch, an easy weeknight dinner, or a colorful side dish for fall entertaining.

A Fall Salad That Actually Feels Satisfying

There’s something about roasted sweet potatoes that instantly makes a salad feel more substantial. As they roast, the edges caramelize and the centers become soft and creamy, giving you that warm, comforting fall flavor in every bite.

We roast them in our Roasted Walnut Oil, which adds a rich, nutty depth that pairs beautifully with the natural sweetness of the potatoes. Then we layer them over fresh greens with feta and pumpkin seeds for a little saltiness, creaminess, and crunch.

Simple ingredients, big flavor, and plenty of texture — exactly what we want in a fall salad.

What Makes This Sweet Potato Salad So Good?

• Roasted sweet potatoes: Naturally sweet, tender, and beautifully caramelized.
• Mixed greens: Keep the salad fresh and balance the richness of the roasted vegetables.
• Feta cheese: Adds a creamy, salty contrast to the sweet potatoes.
• Pumpkin seeds: Bring a little extra crunch and fall flair.
• Roasted Walnut Oil: Adds rich, nutty flavor to both the sweet potatoes and vinaigrette.
• Gravenstein Apple White Balsamic: Gives the dressing a bright, fruity apple note.
• Vermont Maple Dark Balsamic: Adds just enough maple sweetness to make the whole salad feel cozy and seasonal.

Walnut Oil + Apple Balsamic + Maple Balsamic = Fall in a Dressing

This vinaigrette is where everything really comes together. 🍎🍁

The Roasted Walnut Oil gives it that deep, nutty richness, while the Gravenstein Apple White Balsamic adds brightness and a fresh apple note. Then the Vermont Maple Dark Balsamic brings in a little warm sweetness that makes the dressing feel perfect for fall.

A touch of Dijon mustard helps balance everything out and gives the vinaigrette a smooth, tangy finish.

It’s one of those dressings you’ll probably want to make again for roasted vegetables, grain bowls, or another harvest salad later in the week. 😉

Make It Your Own

This salad is easy to customize depending on what you have in the kitchen or what you’re serving it with.

• Swap feta for goat cheese or blue cheese.
• Add sliced apples or pears for extra fall flavor.
• Use toasted pecans or walnuts instead of pumpkin seeds.
• Add grilled chicken or roasted turkey to make it a full meal.
• Try roasted butternut squash in place of sweet potatoes.
• Add dried cranberries for a little chewy sweetness.

Can You Make It Ahead?

Yes! Roast the sweet potatoes and prepare the vinaigrette up to two days ahead, then store them separately in the refrigerator.

When you’re ready to serve, let the sweet potatoes come closer to room temperature and toss everything together just before eating. That keeps the greens fresh and the salad from becoming soggy.

Perfect for Fall Lunches, Dinners & Holiday Tables

This salad is hearty enough to stand on its own, but it also makes a beautiful side dish for roast chicken, pork tenderloin, turkey, or your favorite fall main course.

The warm orange sweet potatoes, bright greens, creamy feta, and toasted seeds also make it a really pretty addition to a Thanksgiving or autumn entertaining spread.

Bring on the Cozy Fall Flavor

Sweet roasted potatoes. Creamy feta. Fresh greens. Crunchy seeds. And that nutty apple-maple vinaigrette tying everything together.

This is one of those salads that proves fall comfort food can still feel fresh and colorful.

Grab your Roasted Walnut Oil, Gravenstein Apple White Balsamic, and Vermont Maple Dark Balsamic from The Little Shop of Olive Oils and give your next fall salad a delicious seasonal twist. 🍠🍎🍁