Saturday, August 28, 2010

Sweet Potato and Bacon Salad


I'm always looking for an interesting sweet potato salad recipe, but they always seem to fall a little bit short. Here's something I played with today that turned out pretty tasty: (amounts here are very flexible!)

Diced, cooked sweet potatoes
chopped red onion
chopped red bell pepper (green or yellow would be fine)
diced cucumber (peeled, seeded, then salted for 30minutes to remove some of the liquid....I like to do this so my dressing isn't diluted)
Crumbled cooked bacon
Lots of chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper

The dressing I used was very simple: vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, and some smoky onion mustard I picked up at Target. Whisk until emulsified and then pour over the salad and gently stir. Let salad sit for an hour or so for flavors to mingle. Best at room temperature.

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