Ingredients
4 cup sweet potato, cubed (about 4 lg)
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice, fresh
1 tsp ugar
1/2 tsp celery seed
1/8 tsp dill
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp ground white pepper, or to taste
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup sweet pickles, chopped
3/4 cup sweet onion, chopped
1 salad greens, crisp, rinsed, dried
Directions
In a lg. pot of boiling water, cook the cubed sweet potatoes until
they are tender but still offer some resistance when pierced with a
fork, about 8 to 10 mins. Set aside to cool. In a small bowl, combine
the sour cream, parsley, lemon juice, sugar, celery seed, dill,
paprika, pepper, and salt; and mix. Combine sweet potatoes, celery,
pickles, and onion. Add all but 2 tbsp of the sour cream dressing to
the potato mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight or
at least until thoroughly chilled. Turn chilled salad out onto a bed
of greens; spoon the reserved dressing over the top and serve. Yield
- 4 to 6 servings.
Source: TPA Trib (1/15/98)
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Pickle; Potato; Salad; Sweet Potato; Vegetable
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