How To Make Sweet Potato Salad with Ham
Invitingly bright and tasty, this sweet potato salad is easy to assemble, made flavorful with smoked ham, curry powder, and crunchy curried almonds!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2lbssweet potatoes,(about 3 large potatoes)
- 1cupolive oil,plus an additional 1 tbsp
- 3tbspalmonds,sliced
- ½tspcurry powder
- ½lbsmoked ham
- 3scallions,green tops included
- 3tbspcider vinegar,or red wine vinegar, or white wine vinegar
- ½tspsalt
- ¼tspfresh ground black pepper
- 1red leaf lettuce head,(about 1 lb lettuce)
Instructions
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Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the sweet potatoes and boil for 5 to 10 minutes until just tender. Drain the sweet potatoes and transfer them to a large glass or stainless-steel bowl.
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In a small frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over moderate heat until it is hot but not smoking.
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Add the almonds and curry powder and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant. Transfer the nuts to the bowl with the sweet potatoes, and add the ham and scallions.
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In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk the vinegar, salt, and pepper. Add the remaining ⅔ cup oil slowly, whisking.
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Toss half of the dressing into the sweet-potato mixture. Toss the lettuce into the remaining dressing.
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Put on plates, top with the potato salad, then serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
- Calories: 799.96kcal
- Fat: 59.04g
- Saturated Fat: 8.27g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 42.25g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.74g
- Carbohydrates: 54.13g
- Fiber: 8.81g
- Sugar: 10.46g
- Protein: 16.43g
- Cholesterol: 12.47mg
- Sodium: 948.70mg
- Calcium: 126.68mg
- Potassium: 1096.59mg
- Iron: 3.34mg
- Vitamin A: 1903.35µg
- Vitamin C: 10.76mg
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