Bacon And Sweet Potato Salad With Warm Honey Mustard Dressing

Tasty sweet potato salad served on baby spinach leaves. Salad features green beans, Canadian bacon, red onion, and a honey Dijon dressing.
Ingredients -
1 (5 ounces) bag Baby Spinach
1 cup water
pinch of Salt
1 pound Sweet Potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise in 1/4 inch thick slices
8 ounces Green Beans, ends trimmed, beans cut in half
2 teaspoons Vegetable Oil
8 ounces thick sliced Canadian Bacon, stacked and cut in strips
1 Red Onion, cut in thin wedges
1/3 cup Honey Dijon Dressing
 
Preparation:

1. Line a serving plate with baby spinach leaves.

2. Add water and salt to skillet. Bring to a boil.

3. Add sweet potatoes and green beans to skillet and cook until sweet potatoes are tender, about 7 minutes.

4. Drain potatoes and green beans in colander.

5. Wipe skillet and add vegetable oil. Heat over medium heat.

6. Add Canadian bacon and onion to hot oil and sauté 5 minutes or until bacon is lightly browned and onions are tender.

7. Spoon sweet potatoes, green beans, bacon and onions over spinach leaves.

8. Add honey Dijon dressing to skillet and heat through.

9. Spoon over sweet potato salad.

 



Cooking Tip
Storing Sweet Potatoes
Never put sweet potatoes in the refrigerator, as they soften and become moldy.

Cooking Tip
Preparing Sweet Potatoes

Scrub sweet potatoes with a vegetable brush. Do not peel before boiling, steaming, or baking. Peel the sweet potatoes after cooking.