Let your grills go wild! This savory sweet potato salad delivers smoky, sweet, tart and crunchy flavors, all in one delicious dish.
Grilled Sweet Potato Salad
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes
- 3 lb unpeeled orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Salad
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 package (5 oz) baby kale leaves
- 8 slices prosciutto, julienned
- 1 oz Parmesan cheese, peeled into long strips with vegetable peeler (1/2 cup)
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. Cut sweet potatoes into 1-inch lengthwise wedges (8 to 12 per potato). In large microwavable bowl, mix sweet potatoes and water. Cover and microwave on High 14 to 16 minutes, stirring once, until just tender when pierced with knife. Carefully drain sweet potatoes; let stand 3 to 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
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Step2Brush sweet potato wedges with 2 tablespoons olive oil; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the red pepper flakes.
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Step3Place sweet potato slices on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook, in batches if necessary, 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until tender and grill marks form. Transfer to cutting board; let stand 5 to 7 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Cut into bite-size (3/4-inch) pieces.
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Step4Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix 1/2 cup olive oil, the vinegar, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the black pepper. Add kale; toss to coat. Transfer to serving platter. Top with grilled sweet potatoes, prosciutto and cheese.
Nutrition
310
Calories
19g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
28g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 29%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 16%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 600mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 560mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 28g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 18%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 380%
- 380%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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