Sweet Potato Salad

A trendy and tasty twist to potato salad, featuring sweet potatoes with a hint of spice, toasty pecans, and tart cranberries in a maple citrus dressing.

10 servings
Ingredients
  • cups peeled Louisiana yams (sweet potatoes) chunks

  • 1/2  teaspoon ground ginger

  • 1/2  teaspoon ground cumin

  • tablespoons olive oil, divided

  • 1/2  cup chopped green onions

  • 1/4  cup dried cranberries

  • 1/4  cup chopped pecans, toasted

  • tablespoons pure maple syrup

  • tablespoons orange juice

  • tablespoon lime juice

  • 1/2  teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 425F. Line baking sheet with foil and coat with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. On prepared pan, toss together potatoes with ginger, cumin and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Roast about 30 minutes or until potatoes are crisp. Cool and transfer to large bowl. Add green onions, cranberries and pecans.
  3. In small bowl, whisk together maple syrup, orange and lime juice, nutmeg and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Toss with potatoes. Serve or refrigerate. Makes about 5 cups.
Recipe reprinted with permission from Holly Clegg’s Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle at Any Age (2010).
 
Nutritional Info (per serving)
  • Calories 149
  • Fat 6g
  • Saturated Fat 1g
  • Cholesterol 23g
  • Sodium 47mg
  • Carbohydrates 23g
  • Fiber 3g
  • Sugars 9g
  • Protein 2g
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