Tropical Sweet Potato Salad

[cougars_catnip]

Tropical Sweet Potato Salad

2 pounds sweet potatoes ( or yams), peeled and cubed
2 tablespoons lemon juice 
1 cup chopped celery
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 (20-ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup light mayonnaise
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1. In a saucepan, cook sweet potatoes for 8 to 10 minutes in boiling water just until tender. Do not overcook. Drain and toss with lemon juice; set aside. Add the celery, green onions, pineapple chunks, and pecans.
2. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, orange rind, orange juice, honey, ginger, and salt. Mix the mayonnaise dressing with the sweet potato mixture, tossing gently. Serve immediately or cover and chill.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Comments

[dragon_moon]

Have you made this one? Just wondering about the texture with the pineapple chunks and... mayonnaise. Weirding me out being in soup. LOL. Otherwise, it sounds intriguing! Just not sure if I have the nerve to try it out or not. lol.

[cougars_catnip]

Opps, my apologizes, that should read salad not soup. face/palm. Yes, it is very tasty. Fixed my typos. I had be working on cold soup recipes earlier and so had soup on the brain. :grin:

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[dragon_moon]

aha! That makes so much more sense to me now. LOL. Totally understandable how that happened. Will have to give it a try now for sure. ^__^

[cougars_catnip]

:giggle: You can call it Opps Salad. Let me know if ya like it.

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