Southern Sweet Potato Salad

Name: Southern Sweet Potato Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 312 grams can mandarin oranges, drained; 237 milliliters sliced celery; 79 milliliters chopped dates; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp honey; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 8 servings Lettuce leaves; 237 milliliters mayonnaise; 2 Tbsps orange juice; 1 teaspoon grated orange peel; 118 milliliters chopped pecans; 907 grams sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 in cubes

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Southern food. Try making Southern Sweet Potato Salad at home. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This side dish has 384 calories, 4g of protein, and 26g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up mandarin oranges, sweet potatoes, dates, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Southern Sweet Potato Bread, Southern Sweet Potato Pie, and Southern Sweet Potato Pie are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, cook sweet potatoes in boiling salted water just until tender, about 5-8 minutes (do not overcook).

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Sweet Potato

Water

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Sauce Pan

Drain; toss with the lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

In a large bowl, combine, mayonnaise, orange juice, honey, orange peel, ginger, salt and nutmeg.

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Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Mayonnaise

Ginger

Nutmeg

Honey

Salt

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Add the warm potatoes, celery and dates. Toss to coat well. Cover and chill.

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Potato

Celery

Dates

Before serving, gently stir in pecans. Spoon salad onto a lettuce-lined platter. Arrange oranges around salad.

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Lettuce

Orange

Pecans

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Servings:

312grams

can mandarin oranges, drained 237milliliters

sliced celery 79milliliters

chopped dates 1teaspoons

ground ginger 0teaspoons

ground nutmeg 1Tbsp

honey 2Tbsps

lemon juice 8servings

Lettuce leaves 237milliliters

mayonnaise 2Tbsps

orange juice 1teaspoon

grated orange peel 118milliliters

chopped pecans 907grams

sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 in cubes

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is S.A. Prum Essence Riesling. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 14 dollars.

S.A. Prum Essence Riesling

Pale gold in color. Aromatic, with scents of apricot and peach. Dry with fresh fruit flavors perfectly balanced by a racy acidity and mineral character.Enjoy on its own or with a range of lightappetizers and seafood dishes.