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Crunchy sweet potato and cashew salad

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 600g kumara
  • 1 ½ cups (3-4 stalks) chopped celery
  • ½ cup roasted cashews, peanuts or almonds, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup chopped dates
  • 2 finely sliced spring onions
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 ½ cups baby spinach
  • Dressing
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons plain low-fat yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated zest of orange
  • ½ teaspoon curry powder
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Peel kumara and cut in 2-3cm dice. Cook until tender either by microwaving on high (100%) in a covered container for 7-10 minutes or by boiling gently, draining then leaving to cool to room temperature.

    2 While kumara cooks prepare dressing by combining all the ingredients in a small bowl.

    3 In a large bowl place cooled kumara and the remaining salad ingredients (reserving a little coriander to use as a garnish). Pour in dressing then toss gently to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

    4 Serve garnished with reserved coriander.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check yoghurt is gluten free.

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