Homegrown's Roasted Sweet Potato & Lentil Salad

Thank you to recipe contributor and OHEA Executive member Erin MacGregor, RD, P.H.Ec., for sharing this Roasted Sweet Potato & Lentil Salad recipe from our latest cookbook collaboration Homegrown!

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The book is called Homegrown and is written by Mairlyn Smith (published by Whitecap).  It celebrates Canadian food and only Canadian food. Within it you’ll find 160 recipes featuring the best food our country has to offer. Fruit, veg, beans, grains, meat and seafood; it’s got it all – from east to west coast, too. The recipes were developed by Mairlyn and members of the Ontario Home Economics Association (OHEA).

When I learned I’d have the opportunity to contribute to this important book as a Professional Home Economist (PHEc) and member of OHEA, I was bursting with ideas. Being a local food junkie, the whole idea of featuring Canada’s best fits perfectly within my philosophy of choosing ‘homegrown’ whenever possible.

The book has been released just in time for the holidays (subtle hint: buy it for gifts!) and I got my 3 pre-ordered copies this week.  You can find it in stores now.

PS It’s currently Amazon’s #1 Hot New Release.  Fancy!

Because I tested and re-tested my own recipes while this book was in the works, I’ve been looking forward to trying some of my colleague’s recipes.

This one comes from  Rosemarie Superville, PHEc and food stylist.  It is SO insanely good. And healthy and colourful. Ooh, and quick and easy. It’s all the things a great recipe should be.

And lookie whose recipe is on the opposite page!

You’ll notice there are some pretty obvious non-Canadian spices in the recipe. Using a variety of spices and condiments was the one rule we bent, because as Mairlyn says “we’re not writing a pioneer book!”.

If you want your own copy of Homegrown (and trust me, you do) you can buy it through Amazon or Indigo-Chapters online or at a brick and mortar bookstore near you.

Erin