Poblano Sweet Potato Salad Recipes

POBLANO SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place chopped onion in small dish of very cold water; set aside.
• Peel sweet potatoes; cut into 1-inch cubes. Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water 10 minutes or until easily pierced with fork. Drain.
• In 10- to 12-inch skillet, cook chiles over high heat 3 minutes or until skin begins to blacken. Add sweet potatoes; cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir in arugula, oil and juice from 1 of the limes. Drain onion; stir into salad. Transfer mixture to covered dish; refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled.
• Stir cilantro into salad. Season to taste with salt and juice from second lime.

POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and add salted water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until tender when pierced with a knife, about 20 to 30 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Add the corn to the grill and cook, turning occasionally, until evenly browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.
• Put the potatoes in a large serving bowl. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut the kernels off the cobs and add them to the bowl. Add the poblano chiles, scallions, sour cream, mayonnaise, and cilantro, and fold together. Season the potato salad, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve.

POBLANO-CHEDDAR TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Scrub the sweet potatoes and dry well; transfer to a baking sheet. Bake until easily pierced with a knife, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 5 minutes.
• Roast the poblanos over the flame of a gas burner (or under the broiler), turning, until charred all over, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let cool. Peel off the charred skins and remove the stems and seeds. Finely chop the peppers and set aside.
• One at a time, hold each sweet potato with a kitchen towel and halve lengthwise. Scoop the flesh into a large bowl, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Mash the flesh with the butter, 3 tablespoons crema, the lime zest and adobo sauce until smooth. Stir in the poblanos and scallions; season with salt and pepper. Brush the potato skins with melted butter and season the insides with salt and pepper. Return to the baking sheet.
• Mound the filling into the sweet potato skins and sprinkle the tops with the cheese. Return to the oven and bake until the filling starts browning and the skins are crisp, 16 to 18 minutes. Season with salt.
• Stir the remaining 3 tablespoons crema in a small bowl with enough lime juice until thin enough to drizzle. Season with salt. Drizzle the lime crema over the sweet potatoes and top with cilantro.

SWEET POTATOES WITH POBLANO BUTTER TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Pierce the sweet potato in several places with a fork.
• Roast the sweet potato in preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, place the poblano pepper, soy butter, lime juice, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Process until well blended, about 1 minute. If not using immediately, place poblano-soy butter in a covered container and refrigerate up to 1 month.
• To serve, slice the sweet potato in half and spread with 1 tablespoon poblano butter.

POBLANO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Char chilies over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed chilies. Cut chilies into 1/2-inch pieces. Transfer to large bowl.
• Place potatoes on steamer rack set over boiling water in pot. Cover and steam until potatoes are just tender, about 10 minutes. Cool. Transfer to bowl with chilies. Mix in tomatillos, green onions and chopped cilantro.
• Whisk sour cream, lime juice and cumin in small bowl to blend. Add to potato mixture and toss to coat. Season generously with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)
• Mound potato salad on platter. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve.

SWEET POTATO AND POBLANO SALAD WITH HONEY AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Whisk first 6 ingredients in small bowl. Gradually whisk in olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook sweet potatoes in large saucepan of boiling salted water until just barely tender, about 6 minutes. Drain; run under cold water to cool. Cover and chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Preheat barbecue (high heat). Brush potato wedges with canola oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill potatoes until grill marks appear, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer potatoes to work surface. Cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Place potatoes, poblanos, green onions, and parsley in large bowl. Drizzle dressing over; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Often called pasillas; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.