Sweet Potato Salad (slada Batata Hilwa) -moroccan

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb sweet potato, cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• salt
• 6 -8 green olives
• 1/2 preserved lemon, rind of, chopped (optional)
• half a lemon, juice of
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 saute onions in 2 tbsp of oil until golden.
• 2 add the cubed sweet potato to the pan and just barely cover it with a little water.
• 3 add ginger, cumin, paprika, salt to taste and 2 more tbsp of oil.
• 4 cook until potato pieces are tender and the liquid has reduced to a sauce, turning the potatoes over once. be careful when handling them so that they don't fall apart.
• 5 let cool to room temperature.
• 6 mix in olives, and preserved lemon peel. taste and adjust salt if you need more.
• 7 sprinkle with lemon juice, remaining one tbsp of olive oil and parsley. enjoy!