Sweetgreen is one of the fastest-growing healthy fast food chains around, and their Harvest Bowl is an exceptional combination of seasonal ingredients that taste just like fall.
Make a delicious Sweetgreen-style lunch or dinner at home with this easy copycat recipe from Sweetgreen! This simple meal features kale, warm wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, apples, goat cheese, and nuts, all mixed in a simple homemade balsamic dressing.
Kale
Kale adds nutrients and fiber to your diet while serving as an excellent source of antioxidants.
Sweetgreen is a salad chain known for using quality and local ingredients in its recipes, with locations all over the United States.
This recipe for a Sweetgreen Harvest Bowl is an easy and delectable copycat dish you can whip up in your own kitchen! All the salad components can be prepped ahead of time and stored in the fridge, perfect for healthy lunches or dinners during any weekday!
Wild Rice
An incredible blend of kale massaged with balsamic dressing, warm wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes and chicken, crunchy apples, almonds and creamy goat cheese; all come together in this hearty salad filled with nutrition for maximum energy during your day! This hearty salad will keep you energized!
This Sweetgreen harvest bowl recipe includes chicken and sweet potatoes seasoned with umami seasoning for maximum umami flavor – considered one of the five major tastes along with sweet, salty, sour and bitter.
Prepare all the components of this harvest bowl ahead of time for easy assembly! Cook the rice, roast and chop veggies, and create the dressing in advance.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Sweetgreen’s Harvest Bowl is one of their most beloved offerings and it delivers on its reputation. Packed full of warm wild rice, tender chicken pieces and sweet potatoes roasted until crisp, crunchy apples, almonds and creamy goat cheese; finished off with an irresistibly satisfying balsamic dressing for maximum enjoyment!
Make this delicious fall salad your go-to lunch option all week round by whipping up a big batch. You won’t be sorry.
Chicken
Sweetgreen is a healthy salad/bowl restaurant chain offering delicious options, like their Harvest Bowl. This copycat recipe includes kale, warm wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes, apples, goat cheese and pecans all combined in an irresistibly creamy balsamic dressing.
Addition of chicken makes this bowl heartier and more satisfying, and provides additional energy and muscle building properties. Protein also plays a part in muscle building as well as providing energy sources.
Whole grains in this bowl provide an excellent source of dietary fiber, which can promote digestive regularity and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Apples
Apples in this bowl add sweetness and crunch. Furthermore, their high vitamin C content gives your immune system a powerful boost during cold weather!
Apples contain quercetin, which may help ease symptoms of bronchial asthma. Research suggests that pectin present in apples improves your gut microbiome’s ratio of Bacteriodetes to Firmicutes bacteria for healthier digestion!
Goat Cheese
Sweetgreen revolutionized fast-casual dining by emphasizing healthy and sustainable eating practices, offering tasty dishes like the Harvest Bowl to its patrons. Packed with kale, warm wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes, lean chicken breast pieces, apples, goat cheese and toasted pecans in an irresistibly flavorful balsamic vinaigrette dressing – it makes an irresistibly nutritious feast!
This dish is packed with nutrition, including protein for muscle growth and repair, carbohydrates from wild rice and sweet potatoes, healthy fats from olive oil and almonds in its dressing, and umami seasoning (a savory taste obtained through mushrooms, nutritional yeast, and kelp).
Almonds
This salad features crunchy roasted almonds for an irresistibly crunchy snack and are an excellent source of healthy fats. Additionally, you could switch out goat cheese for avocado to create a vegan-friendly option of this dish!
This harvest bowl is an excellent meal prep option that will keep well in the fridge and can easily become part of your lunch or dinner menu throughout the week. Plus, it’s a fantastic way to incorporate more plant-based foods into your diet!
Creamy Balsamic Dressing
Sweetgreen is a fast-casual restaurant chain known for their warm grain bowls and fresh salads, like this Harvest Bowl copycat recipe featuring kale, sweet potatoes, chicken breast strips, crunching apples & almonds, creamy goat cheese topped off with an irresistibly tart balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Make an easy homemade balsamic dressing in minutes by whisking together tangy balsamic vinegar, mayonnaise, honey (or agave syrup), Dijon mustard, crushed garlic, crushed chili flakes, salt and pepper – you could also try adding black poppy seeds for an additional subtle nutty note!