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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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oh that looks/sounds absolutely delicious! i bet the curry with the cilantro and dried cranberries go really really well with the sweet potatoes. i have to admit i always bring the dessert to bbq’s, side dishes are just not my forte.
Probably caprese salad or fruit salad. Nobody ever says no, and they’re so easy to make! However, if we want to be completely honest, then I’d say a 24-pack.
Ha! I like your style!
Can’t wait to try this one! My favorite dish is a black bean salad- black beans, avocado and sauteed peppers/ onions/ fresh corn with a lime and olive oil dressing.
I might need to try that, I am not a fan of regular potatoes or mayo so usually stay away from potato salads.
Wow…this salad sounds amazing! I don’t typically bring side dishes to BBQs, I typically always bring the dessert!
This looks SO GOOD! Thanks for the recipe, Julie!
mm this potato salad sounds right up my alley. I have had a similar potato salad at whole foods and have always wanted to recreate it!
Yum! I am a sucker for desserts and baking so I usually like to take a cake or cookie. Oatmeal Lemon Cream bars are usually a favorite!
OMG that looks amazing…must make!!!! I had a curried chicken salad once at a place we went for lunch and that was delcious as well!
I really love to bring frito corn salad to parties…not low calorie at all, but AMAZING!!! this sounds so good 😀
My favorite is a sweet and sour coleslaw (no mayo) with uncooked Ramen noodles and flavor packet mixed in the dressing. Everyone always wants the recipe. It is delish and light and fresh w/o the heavy mayo. Plus, it’s different as many people bring the mayo side dishes
This looks amazing. I definitely need to try it! My favorite side to bring to a BBQ is either veggie kebabs (to be grilled) or corn, black bean and avocado salad. I love the idea of currying up a classic American BBQ!
Omg, this sounds so good! Can’t wait to try it. I’m always asked to bring my black bean & corn salsa/salad. It’s simple but always a huge hit.
I usually bring a fruit salad or a hearty grain salad- this option assures that I’ll have a filling option if I’m the only veg there and there are limited options.
I love potato salad. I’ve been meaning to try it with sweet potato.
Wow, this looks so good!
My fav side to bring is…fruit salad. Yeah, I’m that girl 🙂
Growing up my mom always made good potato salads…cold on sunday evening potlucks with leftover meats, etc. She always made 3 kinds but made them with coleslaw dressing and white potatoes: A mustard salad, a beet salad, and a basic potato/veggie salad. Good stuff.
looks amazing! I am trying this!
Definitely pinning that one! I love potato salad anyway..cold is fine with me!…so I think this is something my husband and I would loooove. And inhale in 5 mins 🙂
That sweet potato salad looks great; I may try it out this weekend.
I often take strawberry spinach salad to bbqs.
I completely agree that potato salad is usually quite blah, but this curried sweet potato one looks delicious. Although, I’d probably say that about anything containing curry or sweet potatoes! For summer barbecues, I usually skip side dishes and bring dessert, chocolate chip cookies are always a hit 🙂
Both curry and sweet potatoes are winners in my book, so I bet I’d love this.
Yes, please! This is right up my alley. I do like regular potato salad, but this sounds so refreshing and unique.
I usually bring a jell-o fluff salad – it goes over very well.
Call me crazy but I’ve never actually had curry – I see it in so many recipes I want to try but never have yet. Is it spicy? This dish just might be the one I try it in!
i’m not a huge potato salad fan either but you may have sold me with the curry part! last summer i made a really good 3-bean dish with a little bit of gouda cheese and that was my fav side dish!
Yay! I have been so excited for you to post this recipe because I LOVE both sweet potatoes and curry! I am going to try making these with Vegenaise vegan mayo to make the dish vegan :).
I’m definitively the one that brings dessert (it’s just so darn fun to make). That curried potato salad sounds so yum! There’s actually a restaurant in one of the Disney theme parks that has a curry pasta salad that is super delicious.
YUM! This is right up my alley- looks perfect for a picnic!!
I don’t know how I feel about cold sweet potatoes but I would certainly give this dish a try. It looks delicious!!
Love the idea of adding cilantro. Mmm!
My favorite summer side dish is probably blacj bean and corn salad. With fresh corn and tomatoes, it is so refreshing and tasty. 🙂
Have you ever had cheese slaw? oh.my.gosh. It’s awesome. I am pretty pumped to try this though, I love sweet potatoes. I bet it would be fantastic with butternut, too. We also take ratatouille or hummus to events but if we don’t want to cook, my favorite trick is to buy or make a dip and then buy a boule, hollow it out and put the dip in. It looks homemade but is super simple and no one has to know.
mmm sounds delicious!
I gotta agree with the above comment on the booze – always the most popular “side dish.” 😉 I just grilled over the weekend and made a delicious fresh squeezed strawberry lemonade, which would go great with vodka!
I also made two of my other side dish for the grill out: foil pack potatoes (easy easy easy) and grilled guacamole with fresh tortilla chips. Both were a hit!
Yum! I love curried ANYTHING. For some reason, potato salad strikes me as more of a fall dish than summer, but maybe I’m odd hahah. My favourite side dish to bring to BBQs is pico de gallo!
My fave side dish…hmm…I think it’s a tie between cole slaw (I swear, my mama’s is the best…haven’t had another cole slaw that tops it!) or fruit salad. I just think all of the colors are so fun and summery haha!
I love making fun desserts, like fruit pizza or strawberry pretzel salad. I always make something I like in case I don’t like anything else there (shhh, don’t tell anyone!)
I love some Potato Salad! I was raised on the stuff and my mom rocked it! This looks good though, TY 🙂
Best BBQ side dish: Macaroni Salad. The sad thing is I make a huge bowl of it and pretty much eat the entire thing myself…my peeps always get mad at me for that lol 🙂
I love sweet potatoes, but I do not know if I would like them so sweet.
Oh that looks delicious!! I love sweet potatoes any way you can fix them 🙂
It isn’t exactly exciting but I always bring fruit salad to a BBQ. I LOVE fruit salad.
I love potato salad but almost never eat it when it’s made with mayo. I love the Greek yogurt idea! My favorite dish to bring is my Greek quinoa salad, and I almost always bring wine or beer!
This looks amaze. I’ve been looking forward to your recreation since you posted about having it for Father’s Day!
I love to bake so I usually go for the dessert if no one else has already swooped on it 😉
This looks so good! Those “traditional” potato salads always bug me out. This, however, actually looks appetizing! 🙂
I love sweet potatoes so this looks awesome! My fav BBQ side dishes to make are baked beans or loaded baked potato salad – I don’t like ‘normal’ potato salad, but this one is red potatoes, mayo or miracle whip, sour cream, scallions, shredded cheese & bacon. Yum!
I’m not a big sweet potato person, but my mom and sister would probably love this! I’ll have to give it a try.
Looks delicious! I love a good bean salad for a BBQ.
So, I’ve been reading your blog for the past month and I have been totally inspired by you! I was kind of excited to answer your question of the day! This past weekend we made a “garden” pasta salad. It was amazing. It had veggies like cucumber, tomato, and bell peppers, with some pasta of course, and even some peaches thrown in! Then tossed in a Parmesan vinaigrette. It also calls for chicken, but it was a side so we wanted it to be light. It also recommends putting cheese stuffed tortellini. That with the chicken would make it a great meal! I’ve been trying to incorporate sweet potato into my diet more, so I’ll definitely be trying this!
I’m not one for a regular potato salad, either, but throw sweet potatoes in the mix and I’m interested. And I just LOVE the combination of curry powder with sweet potatoes. This sounds like a winner to me! I wonder if I could sub avocado puree for the mayonnaise.. I guess I’ll find out soon enough!
Yum that looks amazing! I love making this pasta salad my friend gave me a recipe for which includes avocado and macadamias it is so so good 🙂
7 layer salad, mac n cheese, baked beans, southern caviar, spinach-artichoke dip, swamp salad, banana pudding trifle, key lime pie.
That sweet potato salad sounds awesome!!
My favorite side dish to bring is a grasshopper pie, or fresh fruit.