Warm Potato And Kumara Salad Food

WARM POTATO AND KIELBASA SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water by a few inches; season with salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the kielbasa and cook, tossing, until well browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the red onion and cook until just wilted but still crunchy, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the vinegar and mustard. Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil until smooth; season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Transfer the hot potatoes to a large serving dish. Season the potatoes with 1 teaspoon salt, then pour the kielbasa mixture on top and gently toss. Add the celery, celery leaves, parsley and dill; toss. Serve warm.

ROASTED KUMARA (SWEET POTATO) SALAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
• Place the kumara in a baking dish and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle on a pinch of salt. Roast for 25 minutes or until soft. Set aside to cool.
• Divide lettuce, tomato halves and radish slices between two chilled plates. Top each with half of the cooled kumara.
• Sprinkle on crumbled feta and pine nuts.
• Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.

POTATO AND KUMARA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced).
• Line 2 baking trays with baking paper and place potato in a single layer on one prepared tray and drizzle with half the oil and season with salt and pepper and bake for 45 minutes or until golden and crisp and let cool.
• Place kumara on remaining tray and drizzle with remaining oil and season with salt and pepper and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and tender and then cool.
• Meanwhile heat a medium frying pan over high heat and add bacon and cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp and drain bacon on paper towels.
• Combine extra oil, vinegar, mustard and honey in a small crew top jar, seal and shake well to combine.
• Place vegetables in a large bowl and add onion, bacon, half the parsley and dressing. toss gently to combine.
• serve sprinkles with remaining parsley.

WARM POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, cook potatoes until they are tender. In a large bowl whisk together the vinegar and the mustard. Season with salt & pepper. Whisk in the olive oil a third at a time until it binds together. Add the warm, drained potatoes and toss to coat. Let the potatoes sit for 10 minutes or longer to absorb the flavor of the dressing. Add the scallions and parsley and toss to coat. Season well with salt & pepper.

WILTED SPINACH SALAD WITH ROASTED KUMARA (SWEET POTATO)

Steps:

• Peel and cut the kumara into bite sized cubes.
• Toss in 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 200C/400°F.
• Mix the mustard, lemon juice, and zest for the dressing.
• Add the olive oil a tablespoon at a time, whisking between each spoonful.
• Add finely chopped dill.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Prepare the oranges by peeling and then cutting just the segments off the orange so that there is none of the tough bits. Squeeze any remaining orange juice in the fibrous bits into the dressing.
• Put the spinach is a large bowl.
• Add the roasted kumara straight from the oven and toss through the spinach to wilt the spinach. This works best if the kumara is still really hot.
• Add the dressing and orange segments and toss through.
• Serve slightly warm on a large plate and decorate with nasturtium flowers.

KUMARA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220C (200C fan forced).
• Line a baking tray with baking paper and place kumara on prepared tray and drizzle with half the oil and bake for 20 minutes or until tender.
• Combine kumara with remaining ingredients in a medium bowl.

WARM SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place sweet potato in a small baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 20-25 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, in a small serving bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, dill, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Add sweet potato and toss to coat; sprinkle with onion and bacon.

WARM CHORIZO, SWEET POTATO & EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Put the eggs and potatoes into a pan of cold water and bring to the boil. (Covering the pan with a lid will speed this up.) Uncover and boil for 6 mins, then lift out the eggs and cool in cold water. Leave the potato in the pan for another 4 mins, or until just tender when pricked in the middle with the tip of a knife. Drain and tip into a bowl.
• Heat a griddle pan until very hot. Toss the potato and chorizo in 1 tsp oil and season well. Griddle the potato for 2 mins on each side until charred. Meanwhile, peel and quarter the eggs - the yolks should still be a little soft in the middle.
• Tip the potato back into the bowl, then griddle the chorizo for a couple of mins until it crisps up and releases its red oil. Lift into the bowl, leaving the juices behind. Take the pan off the heat, then add the garlic and the rest of the oil, then sizzle for 30 secs. Squeeze in the lemon juice. Scatter the salad and tomatoes over 4 plates, top with the potato, egg and chorizo, then drizzle over the hot dressing.

ROAST KUMARA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C (180c fan forced).
• Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper and spread kumara over the prepared trays and sprinkle with the fennel seeds and then drizzle with the oil and season with sold and pepper to taste and then bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned and just tender and then cool on the trays.
• Combine the kumara, pine nuts, currants and coriander in a large bowl.
• Whisk vinegar and extra oil in a small jug and pour over kumara mixture, tossing well to coat and then serve.