Seasoned with the flavors of the Southwest - cumin, lime, and cilantro - this Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad is skinny, healthy, and colorful.
It's another recipe from 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness (affiliate link), my go-to cookbook at the moment.
Skinny Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad
Choosing a sweet potato recipe for this week's 38 Power Foods Blog Group was a bit of a challenge, since there were so many wonderful options and I'm a huge sweet potato fan.
It's now week 12 of our challenge to make and write our way through the ingredients featured in Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients (affiliate link), by Martha Stewart and the editors of Whole Living Magazine.
Easy Healthy Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad
Low in calories and packed with both nutrients (beta-carotene and Vitamins B6, C and E) and fiber, sweet potatoes are a natural choice for Weight Watchers others wanting to lose weight.
We had this Skinny Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad for dinner tonight. I thought it was good, but not great.
Next time I'm going to try roasting the sweet potatoes, instead of boiling them, and I'll add a little honey (1-2 teaspoons) to the dressing.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Sweet Potato Salad
According to my calculations each serving has 128 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (2-3 large)
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (affiliate link)
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¼ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- ½ large red bell pepper, finely chopped
- ½ cup thinly sliced green onions
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Salt & fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover them with cold water. Set the pot over medium high heat and bring to a boil, then cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes and then let them cool completely.
- While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the dressing: In a small bowl (affiliate link), whisk together the cumin, salt, oil, lime juice and hot pepper sauce.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooled sweet potatoes, red bell pepper, green onions, and cilantro.
- Add the dressing and gently toss everything together until well blended.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss again gently.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
Source: 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness (affiliate link) by Camilla Saulsbury
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
More WW Friendly Sweet Potato Recipes
- Sloppy Joe's Baked Sweet Potatoes (SkinnyTaste)
- Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes (SlenderKitchen)
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Bacon and Parmesan (TheSkinnyishDish
- Balsamic Roasted Sweet Potatoes (LaaLoosh)
Other participating bloggers include:
- Alyce @ More Time at the Table
- Ansh @ Spice Roots
- Jeanette @ Jeanette's Healthy Living
- Jill @ Saucy Cooks
- Mireya @ My Healthy Eating Habits
- Sarah @ Everything in the Kitchen Sink
- Casey @ Bookcase Foodie
- Bambi @ Adobo Down Under
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She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Alyce Morgan
Great cooks think alike; I did potato salad, too.
Yours looks yum.
Martha
How Cool, Alyce. I haven't been by to visit your potato salad yet, but will get there later this week!
Martha
Thanks, Mireya, Jeanette, and Ansh. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Ansh
There is something about sweet and spicy that makes me go OH YUMM!! love the idea of this salad. Bookmarked it to try.
Jeanette
The flavors sound fantastic in this recipe. I do think roasting sweet potatoes (and other vegetables) brings out the best in them.
Mireya @myhealthyeatinghabits
Oh it definately sounds good roasted! I'm going to try it this weekend!
Joyce Kai
Made this for dinner tonight. It was sooo tasty. I made a half recipe for the two of us and we have enough for a second meal. I loved the cumin in it. Also, I substituted basil for the cilantro as I didn't have the cilantro. Very very good.