Healthy Bites: Harvest Potato Salad

PEORIA (25News Now) - Sweet potatoes and apples blend together for a fall spin on potato salad!

Prep Time: 7-10 minutes

Cook Time: 6-8 minutes

Ingredients

• 5 cups cubed sweet potatoes (scrub clean and leave skin on)
• 3 cups cubed apples (sweet varieties)
• ½ cup chopped green onion
• ½ cup chopped dried cranberries (50% less sugar)
• ½ cup blue cheese crumbles
• ½ cup chopped pecans for garnish

Vinaigrette

• ¼ cup orange juice
• 2 Tablespoons canola oil
• 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 Tablespoon poppy seeds

Directions

1. Fill a large stock pot ¾ with water. Bring water to boil over high heat. Add sweet potatoes and cook for 5-6 minutes or until medium firmness. They should pierce with a fork, but still remain semi-firm. Drain and let cool.
2. Add sweet potatoes, apples, onion, cranberries and blue cheese to a large bowl.
3. In a small bowl, whisk orange juice, canola oil, vinegar, mustard and poppy seeds. Pour over salad mixture and mix well.
4. Garnish with chopped pecans.

Serves 14

Nutrition Information

Per ½ cup serving

Calories: 130

Total Fat: 6g

Saturated Fat: 1g

Sodium: 100mg

Total Carbohydrate: 19g

Dietary Fiber: 4g

Total Sugars: 7g

Includes 2g Added Sugars

Protein: 2g

Recipe provided by Ashley Simper, MS, RD, LDN, Manager of Dietetic Services at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.

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