but as I embark on operation healthy family
I have found some really good recipes
and just feel the need to share...
tonight's is more of a summer salad perhaps
but as you know I am not a rule follower
and it went great with the ribs Scott made
(before I receive hate comments about why an invite was not put out for the famous ribs, Scott was trying a new technique and while they were fall off the bone tender, he didn't make his usual sauce and it was greatly missed, so next time we will have fall off the bone & the famous sauce, then invites will be sent!)
Sweet Potato (and Yam) Salad
ingredients:
sweet potato (1 large)* yams (2 medium to large)* white vinegar (2 tbsp)*fresh lemon juice (1 tbsp, approx half a lemon)* green onions - chopped (5)* celery stalks - chopped (3)* English Cucumber -chopped (approx half of the cucumber)*chopped fresh cilantro (1/2 cup)* non fat plain yogurt (1/2 cup)*sunflower seeds (1/4 cup)
the how:
PEEL and CUT sweet potato and yams into half inch cubes.
in a large pot BOIL potatoes in water until tender (but not overcooked, approx 15 minutes).
once done, DRAIN and SET aside to COOL.
MEANWHILE,
MIX vinegar & lemon juice together in a large serving bowl.
ADD onion, celery, cucumber, cilantro. TOSS together.
ADD cooled sweet potatoes/yams and non fat yogurt. GENTLY MIX.
SERVE with a sprinkle of the sunflower seeds.
~ recipe states it serves 4 but I seriously don't know who they are feeding as I gave Scott 2 cups, Kaeden and me one (and a cup was a filling serving) and I still have 4-5 cups left over.
~ apparently my new pastime is giving my poor Sobey's a hard time , first I asked for mango chutney which confused the heck out of them and this time I asked for an explanation between the difference of a Yam and a Sweet Potato as according to google they are not one in the same. To make matters worse, the label they had over the sweet potatoes looked just like a yam. The poor kid had no clue, I had him asking a manager and looking in a manual but he was stumped for an answer at the end. I felt bad for the stress I caused so I just ended up buying both and using both in the salad.
~ one serving has 128 calories, 3 grams fat, 19 grams carbs, 4 grams protein, 3 grams fiber.
~ recipe adapted from "The Eat Clean Diet" cookbook by Tosca Reno
1 comment:
Isn't the difference just the color, well and taste. A yam is the orange one and a sweet potato is the white one. That's what I have always thought. There is a difference! And I prefer yams, my husband sweet potatoes. And my daughter loves them both.
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