Healthy Food Dinner Diet Recipes

Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

Posted on 08. Jun, 2009 by admin in Potato Salads

“This is a 90′s potato salad – a new and improved, redone, much better potato salad. Not only does it have a sweet potato, in addition to a Russet potato, but it also contains corn, cucumber, and peanuts! Corn oil will do if you don’t have canola.”

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

* 1 large russet potato, peeled and quartered
* 1 large sweet potato, peeled and quartered
* 1 cup corn
* 1 teaspoon prepared Dijon-style mustard
* 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
* 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 3 tablespoons canola oil
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1 cucumber, halved lengthwise and chopped
* 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
* 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts

DIRECTIONS

1. Place the Russet potato pieces into a large saucepan, and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, turn the heat down, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the sweet potato, and cook about 15 minutes more. Remove a piece of each potato, and cut it in half to see if it is cooked enough. Once the potatoes are tender, add corn kernels; cook another 30 seconds. Drain through a colander. Fill the saucepan with cold water, and drop vegetables into water. Cool for 5 minutes, and drain.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together mustard, lime juice, cilantro, and garlic. Slowly whisk in oil. Mix in salt and black pepper.
3. Cut cooled potatoes into 1 inch cubes, and add to dressing along with cucumber, and red onion. Toss well. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Toss the peanuts in just before serving.

Tags: Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad, Salad