Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad

Name: Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes or 2 large yams; 1 (8 ounce) can corn, well drained; 1/4 cup red onion, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice; 3 tablespoons prepared mustard, Dijon is best; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon grated gingerroot; 1/4 cup olive oil; salt and pepper; 1 cup cucumber, pieces* peeled and 1/2-inch diced; 1/2 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped peanuts**

Submitted by FLUFFSTER

"There are a lot of sweet potato salad recipes. Some have white and sweet potatoes. This is a combination of sweet potatoes, corn and red onion. I hope you will find it different. I hope you will enjoy it. There are differences between sweet potatoes and yams;you may choose and you may interchange them in this salad. Microwave ovens all do not "cook" the same, and some have a setting for potatoes. Read your manual if in doubt. Feel free to add in any of your favorite things; bacon bits, sunflower seeds,shredded cheese just things you like."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 large sweet potatoes or 2 large yams
1 (8 ounce) can corn, well drained
¹⁄₄ cup red onion, coarsely chopped
For the dressing
¹⁄₄ cup fresh squeezed lime juice
3 tablespoons prepared mustard, Dijon is best
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
¹⁄₂ teaspoon grated gingerroot
¹⁄₄ cup olive oil
salt and pepper
1 cup cucumber, pieces* peeled and 1/2-inch diced
¹⁄₂ cup peanuts, coarsely chopped peanuts**

directions

Steam the sweet potatoes in the microwave until cooked, but still slightly firm. You can steam them in the shell, wrapped in plastic wrap). Let cool and then peel and cube into 3/4-inch pieces.Add the corn and onion.
For the dressing:
Mix the lime juice, mustard, brown sugar, garlic ginger, and olive oil.
Toss the veretables in the dressing. Salt and pepper,to taste.
Just before serving, add the cucumber and peanuts, if using.
*optional.
**optional.

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

FLUFFSTER

Bullhead City, Arizona

I would like to welcome you to my recipes. I have been with Food.com since 10/05. My beloved husband, Tom, passed away 3 years ago. My world stopped. It's taken me all this time to find my way back to life without him. I have been so blessed to have found my second, once in a lifetime. I've met an amazing man who is so good to me. We moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Bullhead City, Az. in February, and we love it here. I have worked at Bally's and Paris hotel.casinos, in Las Vegas. I have seen some very famous entertainers, including Liza Minnelli, Penn and Teller, Ray Liotta, Dr. J (Julius Erving), Frank Sinatra and his wife Barbara Marx. and many, many more. Cooking is my passion, and I am slowly, but surely beginning to venture into the world of baking. To me, cooking is so much easier because baking is so much more exact. I love to make Italian and Mexican food the best, followed by Chinese and last, but by far the least, good old American food! How can you beat chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy?? I love to find several recipes and put my own spin on them and create a new recipe.

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