Sweet Potato Salad Slada Batata Hilwa Moroccan Food

SWEET POTATO SALAD (SLADA BATATA HILWA) -MOROCCAN

Steps:

• Saute onions in 2 tbsp of oil until golden.
• Add the cubed sweet potato to the pan and just barely cover it with a little water.
• Add ginger, cumin, paprika, salt to taste and 2 more tbsp of oil.
• Cook until potato pieces are tender and the liquid has reduced to a sauce, turning the potatoes over once. Be careful when handling them so that they don't fall apart.
• Let cool to room temperature.
• Mix in olives, and preserved lemon peel. Taste and adjust salt if you need more.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice, remaining one tbsp of olive oil and parsley. Enjoy!

SWEET POTATO SALAD (SLATIT BATATA HELWA)

Steps:

• Boil the sweet potatoes in just enough water to cover.
• Stir in the ginger, cinnamon, harissa, lemon, honey and salt and boil for about 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked but not falling apart.
• The sauce should be thick, almost syrup-like.
• If it isn't, lift out the potatoes and boil the sauce until it is thicker.
• When the sauce is done, mix in the coriander, olives and capers.
• Cool and serve as an appetizer.

BATATA SLATA -- MOROCCAN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• You want good waxy boiling potatoes for this. The cooking salt is for seasoning and cooking the potatoes inches The 1 teaspoons of salt listed is for after potatoes are cooked and is only approximate; salt to taste.
• Peel the potatoes and cut into 1-inch chunks.
• Boil potatoes in salted water until cooked through and not mushy.
• Drain cooked potatoes and allow to cool though still quite warm.
• Add remaining ingredients and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight is best. The salt to season is your personal choice.
• The amount of lemon juice or vinegar and oil will vary according to your potatoes, so season with these accordingly. This salad should be more tangy than oily. At times, 2-4 tablespoons of mayonnaise is added this too is authentic. This depends on the mood of the cook/consumers.
• To make this into another very popular salad; batata and zrodia slata, simply add 3 cooked carrots cut into approximately 4mm coins. Season accordingly. You will notice the lack of use of black pepper in this dish. I have not to date had a batata or a batata and zrodia slata which contained black pepper.

MOROCCAN - STYLE SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing by combining the first 10 ingredients in large salad bowl.
• Gently boil the sweet potatoes and yams until just tender and still holding their shape. (Don't overcook or they'll fall apart when you toss them with the dressing).
• Place the sweet potatoes and yams in a colander and drain well. Set them in the salad bowl and the green onion and mint.
• While still warm, toss the sweet potatoes and yams into dressing. Serve the salad warm, or cool to room temperature, cover , refrigerate and serve cold.