Chilled Sweet Potato Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 423.6
  • Total Fat: 14.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 797.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 70.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.3 g
  • Protein: 4.6 g

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Introduction

Tender sweet potatoes tossed with a sweet-tart dressing round out a meal of crisp salad and bar-b-qued meat Tender sweet potatoes tossed with a sweet-tart dressing round out a meal of crisp salad and bar-b-qued meat
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 medium sweet potatoes (3 pounds), peeled and cut into 1/2 to 3/4 inch pieces (8 cups)
    3 tbsp rice-wine vinegar
    1 tsp finely grated orange zest
    3 tbsp fresh orange juice
    1 scallion, trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally
    1/4 cup safflower or grapeseed oil
    1/2 scallion (dark-green part only), thinly sliced diagonally for garnish

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add sweet potatoes, and return to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.
2. Whisk vinegar, orange zest and juice, 1 scallion, and 1 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Add oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking until emulsified. Season with pepper. Toss dressing with sweet potatoes in a large bowl, and garnish with remaining 1/2 scallion. Refregerate until chilled, up to 1 day.
Makes 4 2-cup servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LKELLY48.