Sweet potato salad

[sueatmo]

I can eat a portion of sweet potato more easily than white potato. Does anyone make a sweet potato salad? I'd love to hear what you use to make it really good.

[alwayshungrygal]

Just had one at lunch today. Roasted sweet potatoes, red peppers, citrus and green onions. It was really good.

[Manybears]

My version is a little sweet, almost a dessert really, but I love it... roasted sweet potato, dried cranberries, chopped rosemary, chevre, pepitas, black pepper, and an olive oil and maple syrup (just a tiny bit) dressing.

[HillJ]

Manybears do you serve that combo warm, room temp? Is the dressing warmed? I like the combination of flavors but I can't imagine eating it cold.

Generally speaking I don't enjoy sweet potatoes cold and when I was reading though the earlier potato salad thread there was a definite difference btwn cold and warm potato salad preference (hence the ingredient list).

Does anyone enjoy cold sweet potato salad? If so, how do you prepare one.

[Manybears]

I usually eat it at room temperature where the flavours are a bit better but I have done cold and it's still ok (leftovers right from the fridge). I kind of like cold roasted sweet potatoes though!

[HillJ]

I'm going to give your recommendation a try. Room temp for me but I really liked the compliment of flavors and light dressing suggested. Thanks!

[goodhealthgourmet]

just saw this and thought it might be of interest:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/re...

the photo looks a little blah, but the recipe sounds good!

[HillJ]

I'm a real purist with it comes to lentils. I enjoy them hot/cold, but alone (maybe a touch of fresh herb or a tiny amt. of green onion) and when it comes to sweet potatoes won't eat them without some other add-ins....so this recipe hit me as an interesting way to combine my two peeves.

[sr44]

This is terrific: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/din...

and very good for potlucks.

[katecm]

With caramelized onions and bacon pieces, then a light tahini dressing. It's lovely.

[HillJ]

I've only had sweet potato salad where the potatoes were roasted not boiled ahead and then tossed with a mix of sauteed veggies (green beans, red peppers) and served with a warm dressing. sueatmo, are you looking for a cold sweet potato salad?

[sueatmo]

I guess I am looking for ideas. I could visualize sweet potatoes tossed with sauteed greens when I read your post. (I know you were talking about different veggies.) I tried a sweet potato salad last week, and it was superb. I would like to experiment further. I thought perhaps others were doing same.

[HillJ]

Please share the outstanding sweet potato salad you enjoy recently. I can't' say that I've had much experience eating various sweet potato salads.

[goodhealthgourmet]

two words: bacon vinaigrette.

[sueatmo]

Well, that just sounds wonderful.

[HillJ]

Are the sweet potatoes roasted or boiled, ghg?

[goodhealthgourmet]

roasted, or even better, grilled.

render diced bacon in olive oil, remove the bacon to drain, and saute thinly sliced shallots or red onion in the bacony oil until golden*, adding minced fresh thyme toward the end. whisk in dijon mustard, balsamic, apple cider or sherry vinegar (balsamic or cider if you like it a bit sweeter), and salt & pepper to make the vinaigrette. toss potatoes in the vinaigrette along with the reserved bacon, and garnish with minced fresh flat-leaf parsley.

*alternatively you can roast or grill the onions along with the potatoes.

[westernmeadowlark]

about how much vinegar and bacon would you estimate you use there? sounds delicious :)

[goodhealthgourmet]

i had a feeling someone would ask me that, and i usually just wing it and go by taste! if i had to guesstimate, i'd say i probably use a scant ounce (or a good slice) of bacon per Tbsp of vinegar. and i like to keep the flavor of the vinaigrette pretty sharp/assertive for this, so the end ratio of fat:vinegar is close to 1:1, with a healthy dose of mustard.

[ipsedixit]

I use half and half sweet potatoes and Japanese yams.

[sueatmo]

The Japanese yams are yellow, no? I've eaten them as Japanese sweet potatoes, and I loved them. There are so many varieties of sw. potatoes, but I have access to maybe 2 sorts, sometimes 3 most of the time.

[ipsedixit]

Yes, Japanese yams are yellow-ish.

[jenscats5]

I haven't tried this, but I want to make as it looks very good!! I would probably use all sweet potato myself....

http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com...

[gingershelley]

I make a potato salad with 1/2 sweet, 1/2 yukon golds, add chopped red onion, raisins (plumped in some rum or water if you like), then dressed with a mix of major greys chutney, a little sherry vinegar and mayo; Delish!

[meatn3]

black beans, cilantro, green onions, just enough mayo to bind, srichacha to taste. Those crispy fried onions (used for the iconic green bean casserole) are a tasty garnish.

Sometimes I add leftover salmon to the salad.

[Madrid]

andouille sausage, green onions, fresh herbs, fresh OJ, chipotle peppers, roasted red peppers...