Baked Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

Ingredients :

Serves 4

• 1kg / 2¼lb sweet potatoes
  
  For the dressing :

• 45ml / 3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

• juice of 1 lime

• 150ml / ¼ pint / ²/₃ cup natural yogurt
  
  For the salad :

• 1 red (bell) pepper, seeded and finely diced

• 3 celery sticks, finely diced

• ¼ red onion, finely chopped

• 1 red chili, finely chopped

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

• coriander (cilantro) leaves, to garnish

Method :

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Wash and pierce the potatoes all over and bake them in the oven for 40 minutes or until tender.

2. Meanwhile, mix the three dressing ingredients together in a bowl and season to taste. Chill while you prepare the remaining ingredients.

3. In a large bowl mix the red pepper, celery, onion and chili together.

4. Remove the potatoes from the oven and when cool enough to handle, peel them. Cut the potatoes into cubes and add them to the bowl. Drizzle the dressing over and toss carefully. Season again to taste and serve, garnished with fresh coriander.

Nutritional Facts :

Per portion :

Energy  172kcals/732kJ

Protein   3.7g

Fat, total   0.8g

   saturated fat   0.3g

Carbohydrate   39.9g

   of which sugars   13.6g

Fiber   4.7g