Roasted Sweet Potato Salad With Pecans Green Onions Food

ROASTED SWEET POTATO AND GREEN ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Brush the potatoes and green onions with olive oil. Roast the potatoes until tender. Roast the green onions until softened. When cool enough to handle, cut the potatoes into 1-inch cubes and finely chop the green onions.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining 1/2 cup olive oil, the mustard, vinegars, and honey, and season with salt and pepper. Add the potatoes, green onions and parsley and mix until the potatoes are coated with the dressing. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper.

SWEET POTATO PECAN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place a baking sheet in the oven to heat.
• Toss the celery, sweet potatoes and red onions with the olive oil, ras el hanout and rosemary in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the mixture to the heated baking sheet and roast until the potatoes are tender and caramelized, about 30 minutes.
• Let the sweet potato mixture cool to room temperature before proceeding. (Or, if preparing ahead of time, cool the sweet potato mixture in the fridge, removing it 30 minutes before proceeding to allow it to come to room temperature.)
• Toss the sweet potato mixture in a large bowl with the grapes, pecans, pomegranate seeds, scallions and raisins. Toss the salad with sherry vinegar and olive oil to taste. Add salt and pepper as needed.

SWEET POTATO-GREEN ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill. Brush potatoes and green onions with 1/4 cup of the olive oil. Grill the potatoes until tender, 4 minutes on each side. Cut the potatoes into 1-inch cubes and finely chop the green onions. (Do not grill the green onions.)
• In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining 1/2 cup olive oil, mustard, vinegars, and honey and season with salt and pepper. Add the potatoes, green onions and parsley and mix until the potatoes are coated with the dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SWEET POTATO-PECAN SALAD

Steps:

• Fill sink or a large bowl with water and ice cubes. Put sweet potatoes in a large saucepan, add the salt and water to cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork but still offer some resistance and don't break apart, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and immediately put them into the ice-water bath. After 1 minute, remove potatoes, drain again, and put into a large bowl along with diced peppers, onion and parsley.
• Make the dressing: In a large bowl, combine mustard, ketchup and garlic. Add olive oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly. Whisk in vinegar, Worcestershire and lime juice, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour dressing over sweet potatoes, add pecans and toss gently.

TROPICAL SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook sweet potatoes for 8-10 minutes in boiling water just until tender. Do not overcook.
• Drain and toss with lemon juice, and set aside.
• Add celery, green onions, pineapple chunks, and pecans.
• In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, orange rind, orange juice, ghoney, ginger, and salt.
• Mix the mayonnaise dressing with sweet potato mixture, tossing gently.
• Serve immediately, or cover and chill.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO SALAD WITH PECANS & GREEN ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into 1-inch chunks.
• Put them in a large baking pan, drizzle with 1 ½ T oil, sprinkle with ½ tsp salt, and mix to coat.
• Spread the sweet potatoes in a single layer and roast, stirring occasionally, until tender when pierced with a knife, 25-30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a dry frying pan, toast the pecans over med-low heat, stirring until fragrant and starting to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Pour onto a plate to cool.
• In a large bowl, mix the lime juice, maple syrup, and remaining ½ T oil.
• Add the hot roasted potatoes to the lime juice mixture, along with the pecans, green onions, and torn kale.
• Mix well and season with pepper and additional salt.
• Serve at once, or let cool to room temperature and mix again before serving.