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Sweetpotato Salad with Summer Vegetables & Fresh Herbs

Bright, refreshing, and jam-packed with tomato, zucchini, green beans—and of course, sweetpotatoes!—this salad is summer on a plate. It’s perfect for lunch or a light dinner, but if you want to make it more substantial, you could serve it on top of a grain bowl or add some chicken, shrimp, or salmon. It’s also great as a flavorful side dish for a simple grilled steak or chop.

Recipe courtesy of casweetpotatoes.com

Featuring American Sweet Potato

Ingredients

450 g	orange- or yellow/white-fleshed sweetpotatoes, cut into 1,25 cm dice
115 g	green beans, cut into 2,5 cm to 4 cm lengths
80 ml	olive oil
3 tbsp	white balsamic vinegar
1	small shallot, minced
1 ½ tsp	honey
¼ tsp	salt, or more to taste
¼ tsp	pepper, or more to taste
115 g	arugula leaves
70 g	thinly shredded green or red cabbage
2 small or 1 large	zucchini, green, gold, or a combination, halved lengthwise and cut into thin slices
225 g	halved cherry tomatoes
12	fresh basil leaves, torn, divided
12	fresh mint leaves, torn, divided
1 ½ tsp	coarsely chopped fresh dill, divided
2 tbsp	roasted, salted sunflower seeds

Step 1
In a medium saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook the sweetpotatoes until almost tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove the sweetpotatoes to a paper towel-lined plate.
Step 2
Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, 1½ to 3 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and add to the plate with the sweetpotatoes. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
Step 3
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, shallot, honey, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Step 4
When ready to serve, in a large bowl, combine the arugula, cabbage, and vinaigrette to taste. Add more salt and pepper to taste, then arrange the mixture on plates or a platter.
Step 5
Use the same bowl to combine the sweetpotatoes, green beans, zucchini, tomatoes, about half of the basil, about half of the mint, about half of the dill, and vinaigrette to taste. Add more salt and pepper to taste, then arrange on top of the arugula mixture.
Step 6
Sprinkle with the sunflower seeds, remaining basil, remaining mint, and remaining dill and serve.

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Sweetpotato Salad with Summer Vegetables & Fresh Herbs

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