Moroccan Sweet Potato Salad The Cove Recipe

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This easy paleo Moroccan Sweet Potato Salad is loaded with the spicy-sweet flavor of the Middle-East! It’s a whole30, healthy side dish with a vegan option!

I just realized that Canada is on the same continent as the USA so our first sentence should have read “wrong country.” But, I am going to be real and let you in on the fact that sometimes (read: a lot) my brain doesn’t WERK. Not editing it.

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Strike number 2: I am a Canadian who – gasp – HATES maple syrup on things (IN things is okay) and A-L-S-O – gasp, the sequel – hates hockey.

Considering we’ve filled our bellies with Moroccan roasted acorn squash soup, paleo grilled Moroccan chicken bowls and a Moroccan chicken skillet, you already know about this Middle-Eastern obsession.

AND because I know you liked eating all those things RIGHT ALONG WITH ME, I can sense that you won’t mind yet another-across-the-continents (finally using the right word) recipe.

Midweek Moroccan Spiced Beef With Sweet Potato Couscous Salad

Did you know that it’s ALMOST Memorial Day? That means that GRILLING SEASON is FINALLY upon us. <– I am “that girl” who stands outside in the rain in the spring because grilled food >>>>> not grilled food.

Feeling extremely happy that sunshine + grilling will soon be a real thing and DOOM AND GLOOM rain will be out of the equation.

Also feeling very happy that potato salad is a REQUIREMENT of grilling season. Have you ever gone to a cook out where there has been ZERO potato salad? Like not even a low carb mock cauliflower potato salad?

Moroccan Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

Exactly. I think there’s a law about it in the “Cook-out Handbook of Life.” <– Not a real thing, just made it up. Don’t try to Amazon Prime it.

THIS (paleo and whole30 compliant!) potato salad, my friends in inter-webz land, is going to be the side-dish STAR of the show. Not even going to bother lying: it’s kicking last year’s sweet potato salad with avocado pesto and grilled sweet potato salad with curry almond butter vinaigrette RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER.

The sweetness from the tender potatoes and chewy, sticky dates CRASHES into the savory spices of cumin! Cinnamon! Paprika! Allspice! And ginger! And mingles with creamy cashews in a way that coats your taste buds with velvety smooth, warm, spicy-sweet goodness. THEN, crunchy POPS of toasty pistachios, ULTRA crispy cucumber, juicy tomatoes and undertones of fresh mint and cilantro enter the scene and create the MECCA of flavor-texture OVERLEAD that your potato-salad-loving self has EVER experienced.

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Unless you don’t eat eggs. Then, you can “do” this potato salad without eggs and it will still be RLY RLY yummy.

P.s I think you need to know that you’re going to be obsessed with the dates in here. I thought it might be sorta weird to mix sticky, chewy, sweet fruit with a potatoes and eggs but – SPOILER ALERT – it’s going to be your newest, most-favorite, crave-able food combo of LIFE.

*I buy mine pre-roasted. If you don't bake them in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes, BEFORE soaking. This adds a lot of flavor!

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Calories: 295.6 kcal (15%) Carbohydrates: 40.6 g (14%) Protein: 7.4 g (15%) Fat: 12.8 g (20%) Saturated Fat: 2.7 g (17%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.5 g Monounsaturated Fat: 6.8 g Cholesterol: 93 mg (31%) Sodium: 499.8 mg (22%) Potassium: 302.4 mg (9%) Fiber: 6.2 g (26%) Sugar: 12.4 g (14%) Vitamin A: 16185 IU (324%) Vitamin C: 10.6 mg (13%) Calcium: 75 mg (8%) Iron: 2.6 mg (14%)We all love the Classic Potato Salad, but have you made a Sweet Potato Salad yet? This tasty Moroccan Sweet Potato Salad is a new summertime (or fall) must! It is such a satisfying potato salad and something fun and different to add to the menu.

This Moroccan Sweet Potato Salad has the most delicious blend of flavors! You get that natural sweetness from the potatoes paired with a bright tangy citrus dressing, which also includes generous blend of spices, and it’s finished with plenty of fresh herbs for even more flavor.

Then the crunchy sliced almonds and chewy dried cranberries add a nice balance of texture. And what to serve with it? This is a great salad to pair along with grilled or roasted chicken.

The Cove Hotel Restaurant Menu

To cook the sweet potatoes for this recipe you’ll roast them. And you can use this same method for other recipes as well, or just to eat plain roasted sweet potatoes as a side.

You start out with 2 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes/yams. Peel them, then dice into small cubes (about 3/4-inch). Place on a greased 18 by 13-inch baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil (about 2 Tbsp) then toss to evenly coat. Season with salt and pepper then roast in a preheated 425 degree oven until tender, tossing once halfway through, about 20 minutes total.

If you want to cut down on the ingredients for this sweet potato salad a little here’s what you can omit without impacting flavor too much: orange and orange zest, coriander, cinnamon, ginger, cayenne pepper and mint. I know it’s a long list so I thought I ought to throw that out there in case you don’t already have a lot of these ingredients on hand.

Moroccan Sweet Potato & Prawn Salad

A delicious sweet potato salad with sweet, citrusy, spiced and herby flavors. A great summer or fall recipe. Pair it with grilled or roasted chicken to complete the meal.