Curried Sweet Potato Salad Food

CURRIED SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In large saucepan, cover sweet potatoes with cold water. Cover and heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 to 12 minutes or until tender. Drain; let cool.
• Meanwhile, in small nonstick skillet, toast pecans over medium heat, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly toasted. Tip onto a plate; let cool.
• In large salad bowl, whisk together yogurt, mayonnaise, brown sugar, curry powder and salt. Gently stir in pineapple, green onions and sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with toasted pecans. Serve immediately or cover and chill until ready to serve.

CARAMELIZED ONION SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook onions slowly until golden brown. Add mustard and vinegar and cook another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add honey, orange zest and thyme, stir to combine. Let cool.
• Preheat grill, Brush the potato slices on both sides with the vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the potatoes on each side for 3 to 4 minutes or until just cooked through. Place potatoes in a bowl and fold in onion mixture.

CURRIED SWEET POTATO CHICKEN SALAD WITH CASHEWS

Steps:

• Place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Cover the red onion with cold water in a small bowl and set aside. Toss the sweet potatoes with 2 tablespoons olive oil, the curry powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Spread the sweet potatoes in a single layer on the hot baking sheet and roast until tender and browned around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the lime zest and juice, mango chutney, remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Drain the red onion and add to the bowl along with the kale, lettuce, chicken and half the herbs; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls and top with the sweet potatoes, cashews and remaining herbs.

POTATO SALAD WITH CURRIED MAYO

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil then add the potatoes. Return to the boil and cook for 15 minutes. The potatoes should be just tender to the point of a knife. Drain in a colander and cool for 5-10 minutes.
• While the potatoes are cooking, trim the roots from the spring onions then slice the white bulb ends. Reserve the green stems. Heat the oil in a deep saucepan, add the mustard seeds and cook until they start to jump and pop. Add the chopped spring onion and curry paste. Cook, stirring continuously, for 2 minutes.
• Tip the mixture into a large bowl then stir in the yogurt and mayonnaise with plenty of salt and ground black pepper. Now you have a choice: for everyday you could the keep skins on salad potatoes, but for entertaining it's 10 minutes well spent to remove them - they look better and take on the flavour of the dressing more easily.
• Chop all but 2 of the green spring onion stems and add to the dressing along with the potatoes and celery and carefully fold everything together until evenly coated. Reserve the remaining stems in water. Cover the bowl with cling film and chill until ready to eat.
• To serve remove the potatoes from the fridge a good hour before serving so they return to room temperature. If the consistency of the dressing looks a little thick, thin it with a splash of milk or water. Pile the salad into a serving bowl. Cut the reserved spring onion stems into long shreds and scatter them over the salad along with a few mustard seeds.

CURRIED SWEET POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Mix oil and seasonings; drizzle over sweet potatoes and toss to coat. Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Roast 15-20 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally. Sprinkle with cilantro. If desired, serve with chutney.

CURRIED SWEET POTATO MASH

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Reduce heat to low and saute until onions are soft and clear but not toasted, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pierce potatoes with a fork. Microwave 3 at a time on high power until tender, but not overdone, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Mash and mix sweet potatoes with onion-garlic mixture, ginger, creme fraiche, curry powder, turmeric, and pepper until well combined.

CURRIED CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the first 4 ingredients into a plastic bag.
• Add the chicken, then massage the bag so the chicken is evenly coated with the marinade. Set aside for at least 15 minutes. (Refrigerate if marinating for longer period of time).
• Peel the potatoes and cut into 1 inch cubes. Boil gently until tender, then leave to cool to room temperature.
• Cook the chicken by grilling for 5-10 minutes on each side (depending on thickness) or until the outside has browned and the juices run clear.
• Leave chicken to stand for 5-10 minutes, then cut into bite sized pieces.
• While the chicken is cooking, stir the dressing ingredients together, thinning to the desired consistency with the orange juice, and prepare the remaining salad ingredients.
• Place the cooled well drained potato, the chicken and remaining ingredients (reserving a little cilantro to garnish) in a large bowl, drizzle with dressing, then toss gently to combine.
• Garnish with the reserved cilantro and serve immediately or refrigerate until required.