Roasted Sweet Potato and Wild Rice Salad

INGREDIENTS

2 cups

(~3) medium sweet potatoes (chopped)

1 tbsp

olive oil

package (4.3 ounces) Long Grain and Wild Rice Mix (or see homemade version below)

large apple (I used honey-crisp)

ripe avocado

2 tsp

lemon juice

1/2 cup

dried cranberries

1/2 cup

sliced almonds

8 oz

mixed greens lettuce (I use a 50/50 blend spinach & spring mix leaves)

Optional: crumbled goat cheese or feta

and 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/2 tsp

lemon zest

1/4 tsp

onion powder

3 tbsp

balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp

Dijon mustard

1 tsp

minced garlic

1/2 cup

olive oil

Salt and pepper