Sweet Potato Salad ~ with Curry!

This spicy, healthy salad is inspired by chef/judge Amanda Freitag. ( as seen on “Chopped” Food Channel ).

CALORIE WISE 🍠 🍠 🍠

Did you know there are 5 different kinds of sweet potatoes? 1. purple stokes 2. garnet yams 3. hannah yams 4. Japanese yams and 5. Jewel sweet potatoes.

hannah yams with cream skins are best mashed.
The two tubors : Japanese & purple stoke. are good roasted or baked.
The orange flesh sweet potatoes are best for salads.
A sweet potato is sometimes labeled a yam by the grocery store! Huh?

“A yam is probably not a yam.” A true yam is starchier and drier than sweet potatoes. They have thick, bark like skin and aren’t carried in most local markets. This is how people mistakenly call sweet potatoes as yams.

Sweet Potato Salad (with Curry) Recipe

Servings: 4
Time: 20 mins
Difficulty: easy
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INGREDIENTS
▢ 2 pounds sweet potatoes (6 medium or 4 large)
▢ 1/2 cup pickled red onions, chopped 
▢ 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 
▢ 2 tbsp. lime juice
▢ 1 tbsp. lime zest  
▢ Kosher salt ( or Himalayan sea salt) 
▢ Black pepper - a smidgeon
▢ 1 tbsp. curry powder (or a blend of cumin,fenugreek,turmeric or cinnamon: to taste)
▢ 2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro (remove the stems from the cilantro to remove the soapy taste.) (substitute parsley or chives)
▢ (Optional) 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (on the side) 
▢ (Optional) 1 tbsp. nutritional yeast

INSTRUCTIONS
▢ Add the sweet potatoes to a large pot of boiling, salted water. 
Boil over medium-high heat and cook the potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. 
Drain the potatoes and cool in a colander. 
Transfer peeled and cubed sweet potatoes to a large  serving bowl.
▢ In a separate bowl, add the pickled onions, yogurt, cilantro, lime juice, 
curry powder, lime zest and some salt and pepper, and whisk to combine. 
Pour the dressing over the potatoes and thoroughly mix. Serve immediately
or refrigerate for 1 hour for the flavors to meld together.
▢ Add crushed red pepper flakes in a separate bowl to allow the guests to choose how much heat they prefer. Or, you may add pepper flakes
 directly to your salad