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    Updated: Jul 28, 2019 by Marc · 5 Comments

    Sweet Potato Bacon Salad

    This delicious and satisfying salad is loaded with sweet potatoes and bacon tossed in a creamy peanut mustard dressing. Best of all, it comes together in about 12 minutes.
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    After 36 Thanksgivings on Earth (many of them involving multiple trial runs), I have to say I've had turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and yams in just about every incarnation you could imagine. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Thanksgiving. It's still my favorite food holiday and I'm enamored with the idea of giving thanks for the food we eat by preparing it well. But how many ways can you stuff a bird before it starts to feel less like an tribute and more like a tribulation.

    So this year, rather than rehashing Thanksgiving classics, I decided to reimagine Thanksgiving, sticking with the ingredients but throwing out any preconceived notions about mahogany skinned roasts, creamy potatoes, and crimson sauces.

    It's familiar yet delightfully new, and despite only taking a dozen minutes to throw together, it presents beautifully. Peanut butter, mustard and bacon may all sound like bold ingredients, but the combination just works, and it takes a fair amount of palatal prodding to pick apart the ingredients. The earthy peanut butter, nutty mustard and smoky bacon provide a perfect balance of flavors for the sugary potato, while the mayonnaise helps bind these flavors together without overwhelming the tuber's natural creaminess.

    By cutting sweet potatoes into sticks, the salad is not only easy to eat, it makes the sweet potatoes cook much faster. Be careful not to overcook them though, or they'll fall apart when you try and mix them with the dressing. Also, this salad is best warm or at room temperature, any colder and the ingredients seize up turning it into a mouth drying starchfest.

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    Sweet Potato Bacon Salad

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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 7 minutes mins
    Total Time 12 minutes mins
    Yield 6 serving

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    Ingredients 

    • 400 grams sweet potatoes (one large one cut into ⅓-inch sticks)
    • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
    • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
    • 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard
    • ½ teaspoons soy sauce
    • 50 grams bacon (cut into ⅛-inch batons)
    • mizuna (mâche or mesclun work as well)

    Instructions

    • Add the sliced sweet potatoes to a medium pot of generously salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until the they're are no longer crunchy but are still firm (5-7 minutes).
    • Whisk the mayonnaise, peanut butter, mustard and soy sauce together in a medium bowl.
    • Fry the bacon until browned but not crispy and drain on paper towels.
    • When the sweet potatoes are done, drain them well and add them immediately to the dressing along with the bacon.
    • Toss to coat evenly. Serve warm over a bed of greens, or let it cool to room temperature. If you make this in advance, let it come up to room temperature or reheat it slightly as it's not as good chilled.
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    1. dedy oktavianus says

      November 24, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      i just adore your knive skiils!!!!
      great looking salad chef.....

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    2. kathleenditommaso says

      November 24, 2013 at 6:00 pm

      Bring it on! I love that this is done on the stove, that I can add real bacon in a portion for me & separately, turkey bacon for hubby, the non-carnivore. What is the shredded white vege in your glorious photo of this dish?

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    3. kathleenditommaso says

      November 24, 2013 at 10:00 pm

      Bring it on! I love that this is done on the stove, that I can add real bacon in a portion for me & separately, turkey bacon for hubby, the non-carnivore. What is the shredded white vege in your glorious photo of this dish?

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    4. Marc Matsumoto says

      November 24, 2013 at 11:42 pm

      It's the stem part of mizuna. But really any salad green will work.

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      Sent from Mailbox for iPad

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    5. Lisa Powers says

      November 25, 2013 at 8:01 pm

      Trying this tonight, but as a side dish no greens. Paired with grilled kobe ribeye and spinach/mushrooms. It's a cold and wet night here in Houston, this will be great comfy food. Bacon always does the trick!

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