MGH Revere Food Pantry's Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

sweet potatoes

🥗Healthier: purple sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Purple sweet potatoes are more nutritious, while regular potatoes are often less expensive.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Goat cheese is lower in fat, while cottage cheese is a budget-friendly alternative.

Start by making the dressing in a jar.

Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to the jar.

Add 1.5 tablespoons of lemon juice to the jar.

Add 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard to the jar.

Add 1 teaspoon of maple syrup to the jar.

Add 0.5 teaspoon of kosher salt and 0.5 teaspoon of pepper to the jar, adjusting to taste.

Shake the jar or mix in a bowl until combined.

Boil sweet potatoes in water for about 10 minutes.

Let the boiled sweet potatoes cool for about 15 minutes.

Add the cooled sweet potatoes to a mixing bowl.

Add 0.33 cup of diced red onions to the bowl with sweet potatoes.

Add 0.5 cup of pumpkin seeds to the bowl.

Add 0.5 cup of raisins to the bowl.

Add 0.5 cup of feta cheese to the bowl.

Add 0.5 teaspoon of parsley and 0.5 teaspoon of thyme to the bowl.

Mix all the ingredients in the bowl thoroughly.

Add the dressing to the mixed ingredients and combine well.

Refrigerate the salad until cold before serving.

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