Sweet Potato Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large onion
• 500 g orange sweet potatoes (kumara)
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• salt
• green olives
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley
• 1/2 preserved lemon (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan fry the chopped onion in 2 tablespoons of the oil until golden.
• 2 cut the peeled sweet potatoes into 2.5cm cubes and add to the pan with enough water to just cover.
• 3 add spices, a little salt and 2 more tablespoons of oil.
• 4 cook until the potato pieces are tender, and the liquid reduced to a sauce, turning the potatoes over.
• 5 serve the salad at room temperature mixed with green olives to taste and the preserved lemon rind if wished. sprinkle with lemon juice and chopped parsley.