Sweet Potato Salad with Curry Vinaigrette

This North African inspired sweet potato salad is a surprising, bright delight. Experience a healthy sweet potato salad like you've never had it.

This recipe contains sweet potatoes, onions, ginger, olive oil, lemons, olives (green), cilantro, honey, sweet paprika, curry powder, cumin, salt, pepper

4 Servings

Prep time: 15 min

Cook time: 15 min

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. sweet potatoes, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 whole onion, chopped
• 1 oz. ginger, minced
• 4 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 whole lemon, zested and halved
• 2 oz. whole green olives (~5 per 1 ounce)
• 1/4 cup(s) cilantro, chopped
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 1/2 tsp. sweet paprika
• 1 tsp. curry powder
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• salt
• pepper

Instructions:

• 1. Bring a pot of salted water to a simmer and add sweet potato. Cook until tender. Drain and cool.
• 2. In a pan over medium heat, add onions, ginger, cumin, curry powder, and sweet paprika. Cook for a few minutes until onions are translucent and aromatic.
• 3. Using a spatula, scrape all the onions, seasonings and oil (this will be used for the vinaigrette) into a medium size bowl.
• 4. Whisk in honey, lemon juice, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5. Toss drained sweet potato and olives into the bowl. Refrigerate at least two hours before serving.