PERSIAN INSPIRED SALAD WITH SWEET POTATO AND SPINACH

Persian Inspired Salad With Sweet Potato and Spinach image

From the blog "Sprouts in the Hood" and influenced by Najmieh Batmanglij's recipes, this salad is unusual, delicious and works as a main dish for 2 or as a salad course for 4. I roasted my sweet potato and used spring onions in place of the garlic stems. I also skipped the red pepper flakes and saffron, though I'm sure each would be a fine addition.

Provided by Chef Kate

Time 45m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

2 cups spinach
1 sweet potato, sliced
1 cup garbanzo beans
1/4 cup dill
1/4 cup parsley
3 tablespoons spearmint
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, diced
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon ghee
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 garlic, stems chopped
1 tablespoon rose water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 pinch saffron
salt
red pepper flakes
yogurt (to garnish)
pine nuts (to garnish)

Steps:

Microwave sweet potato until soft. Run cold water over potato, while peeling skin off. Set aside.
In a skillet, brown the onions and garlic in butter or ghee. Then add sweet potato, garbanzo beans, rose water, hot pepper flakes, turmeric, saffron and salt.
Let mixture cool then add dill, spearmint, parsley, garlic stems and spinach.
Dress with some lemon juice and olive oil.
Garnish with a dollop of yogurt and pine nuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 531.3, Fat 14.9, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 499.9, Carbohydrate 89.1, Fiber 12.3, Sugar 6.7, Protein 16.9

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