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Monday, May 19, 2008

Sweet Potato Salad


First of all, we had THIS CHICKEN tonight. (I have added a picture so you can see how pretty it turns out!) The Dish Washer and I love sweet potatoes. And not the sweet potato usual with brown sugar and marshmallows but a good savory sweet potato. Usually it is just mashed sweet potatoes or baked sweet potatoes (both with butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder), but I found this recipe and think it is great. It does have brown sugar, but it tastes nothing like the brown sugar/marshmallow version that I mentioned earlier.

Sweet Potato Salad
2 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and cut
vegetable cooking spray
3/4 tsp. salt, divided
1/2 c. onion, finely diced
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley (or about 1 tsp. dried)
5 Tbsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. hot sauce
1 tsp. prepared mustard
3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Arrange potatoes in an even layer. Coat with cooking spray and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp. salt. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes or until just tender. Let cool slightly.

Stir together remaining 1/4 tsp. salt and next 7 ingredients in a large bowl until blended. Add potatoes and toss gently until coated. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve warm or chilled. (I prefer chilled and think it gets better the next day.)

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