Lentil bowl with roasted sweet potato, kale and tahini dressing
Lentil bowl with roasted sweet potato, kale and tahini dressing is ready in 35 minutes (15 hands-on) and has 530 kcal and 21 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $1.63. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

- Total time
- 35 min
- Hands-on
- 15 min
- Calories
- 530 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $1.63
Ingredients (Serves: 2)
- Lentils (cooked, jar or can)290 g
- Sweet potato360 g
- Kale100 g
- Red onion40 g
- Tahini (sesame paste)30 g
- Lemon40 g
- Olive oil16 g
- Ground cumin3 g
- Garlic4 g
- Pumpkin seeds (optional)16 g
Method
Heat the oven to 210 °C. Cut the sweet potato into cubes, toss with half of the oil, the cumin and salt and roast for 25 minutes, turning once.
Remove the hard stems from the kale and chop the leaves. Cook them in the rest of the oil with the sliced red onion for 4 minutes.
Whisk the tahini with the lemon juice, the crushed garlic, 2 tablespoons of water and a pinch of salt until smooth.
Put the drained cooked lentils in a bowl and warm them for 1 minute in the kale pan, then season with salt.
Add the sweet potato and the kale to the lentils, pour over the tahini dressing and sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 530 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 21 g |
| Carbohydrates | 78 g |
| Sugars | 13 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Fiber | 21 g |
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