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On Saturday evening, Ryan, my father-in-law and I sat down to a fresh and flavorful meal at the Artisinal Dish in Ocala. It’s easily one of my favorite local restaurants and I know that anytime I order something off the ever-changing menu, I’m in for a treat.
The sides prepared at the Artisinal Dish are often the highlight of the meal and this was the case on Saturday evening. After one bite of the curried sweet potato salad, I said, “I must recreate this at home!”
Normally I find potato salad kind of blah. It really does nothing for me. Cold potatoes? No thanks. But the curried sweet potato salad was another story.
It was flavorful, slightly sweet, full of texture and fresh ingredients.
I asked the owner of the restaurant for a list of the ingredients and she kindly shared them with me, explaining that the chef often plays around in the kitchen and likely added other things to the salad as well.
When I set out to recreate the dish, I started with her list but made a few alterations and additions. The result? An absolutely delicious side dish that Ryan and I agreed will be one we make to bring to summer barbeques this year!
Curried Sweet Potato Salad
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: gluten-free, lunch/dinner recipes, recipes, salad recipes, side dishes, vegetarian recipes
- Cuisine: side dishes
Description
This recipe for curried sweet potato salad is delicious and easy to make! Throw it together quickly for a fantastic side dish that’s flavorful, slightly sweet, full of texture and fresh ingredients!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
- 1/4 large red onion, diced
- 3/4 teaspoon curry (You may want to start with 1/2 teaspoon and increase to taste. We love a strong curry flavor!)
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise (For a healthier dish, you can try using plain Greek yogurt.)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried cilantro)
- 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 3 tablespoons dried cranberries
Instructions
- Place sweet potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water. Cover with a lid, bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 12 – 15 minutes
- Drain sweet potatoes and place in the refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes, until slightly cool
- Stir together remaining ingredients until evenly mixed
- Pour curry mayonnaise mixture on top of sweet potatoes and toss to completely coat the sweet potatoes
- Refrigerate until curried sweet potatoes are cold and enjoy
I hope you love this dish as much as we do in our house!
Question of the Morning
- What is your favorite side dish to bring to a summer barbeque?
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Potato Salad taste so good! It is on of my favourite food!
I love everything in this salad! I will be making it soon!
We love bringing fresh fruit salad to bbqs!
This looks really good! Love sweet potatoes with curry and the nuts and crans are just bonus!
Can’t wait to try this! Just pinned it and will def. be making it soon. 🙂
This looks soo good! Will definitely need to try making this. I love anything potatoes – ha!
Kimberly Ann
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oh goodness this looks delicious. I would omit the nuts, but I love love love sweet potatoes and similarly to you I find potato salad a little boring. Can’t wait to try this!
I’ve never had curry before but this sweet potato salad sounds good! I’m tempted to try it. 🙂
I like bringing desserts to summer bbq’s!
This looks and sounds delicious! I can’t wait to make it. Thanks for recreating it 🙂 My favorite thing to bring to BBQ’s is fruit skewers.
I love sweet potatoes, so I can just imagine how good they taste with curry flavoring.
Can’t wait to try this recipe, it looks tasty!
Making this for a 4th of July bbq!!! Wonder how it would taste with raisins instead of cranberries! If I try it with raisins, I will let you know.
I made the curried sweet potato salad for our 4th of July dinner. It was a big hit! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
How bout roasting the potatoes & Onions?
Hi Julie! I would love your permission to share this image and recipe on my blog chicfarmwife.com
Hi Kelly! Feel free to share the image! I would just love it if you could link back to my blog rather than share the recipe in its entirety. I hope this makes sense. Thanks for thinking of me!