SWEET POTATO AND CARROT SALAD
This warm salad has a piquant flavour. As a main course, it will serve two.
Serves :
4
Preparation Time :
Cooking Time :
Preparation Method :
- Peel and dice the sweet potato. Cook in boiling water until soft but not mushy, remove from the heat, cover the pan, and set aside.
- Cook the carrots in a pan of boiling water for just a few minutes, making sure that they remain crunchy.
- Drain the water from the sweet potatoes and carrots and mix them together in a bowl.
- Slice the tops off the tomatoes, then scoop out and discard the seeds. Chop the flesh, roughly.
- Line a glass bowl with the lettuce leaves.
- Add the carrots, chickpeas, and tomatoes to the potatoes and carrots.
- Mix lightly, and then spoon the mixture into the lettuce-lined bowl.
- Put all the dressing ingredients in a screw-top jar and shake well to combine, or put in a bowl and beat using a fork.
- Garnish the salad with the walnuts, sultanas, and onion rings.
- Pour the dressing over the salad or serve it in a separate bowl.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 2 carrots, cut into thick diagonal slices
- 3 medium tomatoes
- 8-10 iceberg lettuce leaves
- 75 grams drained canned chickpeas
For the dressing
- 1 tablespoon clear honey
- 6 tablespoons natural (plain) low-fat yogurt
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
For the garnish
- 1 tablespoon walnuts
- 1 tablespoon sultanas (golden raisins)
- 1 small onion, cut into rings
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