Wash, peel and roughly chop the sweet potatoes into one-inch cubes.
Transfer all cubes to the baking tray and drizzle with olive oil, salt, jaggery powder and curry powder for flavour.
Bake for 30 minutes and let it cool.
Cook the buckwheat
Wash and drain the buckwheat groats.
Transfer to a medium-sized saucepan and toast the buckwheat until nutty on a medium flame.
Add salt and water (two times the amount of buckwheat).
Bring this to boil and simmer on a low flame for 15 minutes, covered with a lid.
Once done, let it cool on a plate till it comes to room temperature.
Parsley and mint relish
To a food processor or small blender, add fresh loosely packed parsley, fresh basil leaves, fresh mint leaves, lime zest, lime juice, salt, olive oil and a garlic and blend/mix on high until a loose paste forms.
Blanch the kale
To a large bowl, add chopped kale and boiling water until all leaves are fully submerged.
Let it sit for about 2 minutes and then drain the water. If using kale without stems, soaking in boiling water for a minute should be sufficient. Then wash with cold water to stop the cooking process.
Roast the pecans
Preheat the oven to 200 C (400 F) and line an oven tray with parchment paper. Lay the pecans on the baking tray and bake for 5 minutes. Once done, let them cool to room temperature.
Assemble the salad
Add the cooked buckwheat, blanched kale and the parsley and mint relish to a large salad bowl and mix/massage well. To this, add the roasted sweet potato and roasted pecans. Combine everything well and drizzle with the garlicky red pepper sauce. Enjoy!
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Notes
Nutrition values are a rough estimate for guidance.
This recipe is highly customisable. Don't have kale or sweet potato? Don't worry! You can use what's available in your kitchen.In place of kale, I sometimes use:
blanched spinach
lettuce
mixed leaves
or fresh cucumber slices
In place of sweet potato, I sometimes use:
roasted broccoli
oven-roasted peppers
roasted cauliflower
pan-roasted tofu
roasted zucchini
or, roasted beets
Let me know your favorite combination in the comments below.