Vegan Sweet Potato Chopped Salad

I made this for a creative women's group event.  It was a big hit! Serves 6 as a side dish.

Dressing
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1 tsp Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4" hot pepper, minced
1 small apple, quartered, 1/4 minced, 3/4 coarsely chopped for salad
1 garlic clove, minced
1" ginger, peeled and minced
1 Tbsp red onion, minced
1/2 tsp fresh oregano, minced
Zest from 1/2 of an orange, minced
Juice from 1/2 of an orange

Salad
All ingredients chopped to bite size
2 small, or 1 large sweet potato, peeled
1 red bell pepper
1 avocado
3 tangerines
4 small tomatoes
1 cup slivered carrots
1/2 cup slivered almonds

Whisk together dressing ingredients, set aside.  Place all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl, toss with dressing and serve!