Orange Ginger Kumara Salad Sweet Potato Recipes

GINGERED SWEET POTATOES WITH ORANGE JUICE

Steps:

• Pierce skin of sweet potatoes in several spots with a fork.
• Cook sweet potatoes in microwave oven until just tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Refrigerate sweet potatoes until cooled completely, at least 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Peel sweet potatoes and cut into cubes; spread into prepared baking dish.
• Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and ginger together in a glass measuring cup; pour orange juice into the cup while stirring with a whisk.
• Heat orange juice mixture in microwave oven for 1 minute, stir, and continue to heat until thickened and smooth, 30 to 60 seconds more; add butter and stir until melted. Pour the liquid over the sweet potatoes.
• Bake in preheated oven until sweet potatoes are heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.

KUMARA (SWEET POTATO) AND GINGER MASH

Steps:

• Boil the kumara in salted water until tender, then drain well.
• Mash with the ginger, brown sugar and butter.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately, or keep warm until serving.

SWEET POTATO AND GINGER SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Prepare sweet potatoes: peel and cut into 3/4" chunks.
• On a rimmed baking sheet, toss sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper; roast until fork-tender (about 35 minutes).
• In a large bowl, whisk together orange juice, 1 tablespoons oil, ginger, and Dijon mustard.
• Add scallion slices and sweet potatoes, and toss to coat with dressing. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Serve warm, cold, or at room temperature.

SWEET POTATO SALAD WITH ORANGE-GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, add 1/2 inch water; heat to boiling. Place potatoes in water. Cover tightly; return to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix dressing ingredients with whisk.
• In large bowl, combine cooked potatoes, pecans and raisins; pour dressing over potatoes. Toss gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

ORANGE-GINGER SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F.
• Bake potatoes on a cookie sheet until soft (approx. 1.5 hrs).
• When cool enough to handle, peel and chunk potatoes into a large bowl.
• Add butter and other ingredients and toss to mix.
• Mash potatoes thoroughly or puree in a blender. A hand mixer works well also.
• Lower oven temperature to 350F.
• Turn mashed potatoes into a casserole dish and dot the top with a bit of additional butter.
• Bake 30-40 minutes until hot.
• NOTE: This can be made ahead of time. Bring the mashed potato mixture to room temperature before dotting with butter and baking until hot.