Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Sweet Potato Salad

Here's a potato salad I modified from an existing recipe. It's an alternative to mayo-based potato salad. And yeah, it uses sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes.

Ingredients:
3 sweet potatoes, roughly 2-3 lbs.
A handful of baby spinach, roughly chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
A handful of fresh cilantro, leaves taken off, and chopped
Juice from half of a fresh lime, squeezed into the mix
Healthy smidge of chili powder, approximately 2-3 tablespoons
Good dollop of honey, approximately 2-3 tablespoons
Smidge of onion powder, approximately 1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon of dried thyme
Salt and pepper to taste

The Process:
Cut the sweet potatoes length-wise into planks, coat with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Take them to a grill set on medium. Grill them until fork-tender (this may take a couple of stages depending on how large your grill is) and then place them on a large sheet to cool. I wrapped them with cling wrap to let them steam a little bit.

Once they've cooled, cut the sweet potato planks into cubes and dump them into a big mixing bowl. Add in the spinach, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, and seasonings. Fold everything together, refrigerate, and eat later.

3 comments:

fern said...

You may be on to something here. It would a strain on my ability to prioritize long-range goals over immediate pleasures since the roasted/grilled potatoes sound pretty good. But sweet potato salad is an original and intriguing concept.

Babe Runner said...

I love sweet potatoes and do not especially like mayo-heavy potato salads, so yeah, I'm there.

Quintilian B. Nasty said...

It turned out okay. Make sure the planks are fully cooked.