Sweet Potato Salad

Name: Sweet Potato Salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 sweet potatoes; 2 yams (or include more sweet potatoes); 3 Green Bananas; 1 bunch of watercress; 1 handful of Green Beans; 200ml coconut cream; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds toasted till brown in a pan without oil; 1 teaspoon fresh turmeric; 1 teaspoon crushed garlic

3 steps

In Fiji, sweet potato is called kumara, and it's very popular - this recipe celebrates it!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:29:35 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories642.1 kcal (32%)

Total Fat5.8 g (8%)

Carbs141.4 g (54%)

Sugars38 g (42%)

Protein8.4 g (17%)

Sodium166.9 mg (8%)

Fiber14.5 g (52%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4sweet potatoes

2yams

or include more sweet potatoes

3Green Bananas

1 bunchwatercress

1 handfulgreen beans

200mlcoconut cream

2 tablespoonslime juice

1 teaspooncumin seeds

toasted till brown in a pan without oil

1 teaspoonfresh turmeric

1 teaspooncrushed garlic

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the sweet potato, yam and green bananas in boiling water, peel while still hot. Cut into cubes.

Step 2

Blanche green beans for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Take young leaves from watercress and combine all of the ingredients to make the salad. Dress with coconut dressing (Place 1 cup coconut cream, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 teaspoon cumin toasted till brown in a pan without oil, 1 teaspoon fresh turmeric, 1 teaspoon crushed garlic in an air tight jar, shake well) and combine to ensure all ingredients are covered.

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