Sweet Potato and Turkey Lunch Salad with Maple Blackberry

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed into ½ inch pieces
6 oz. fresh California Giant Farms blackberries, washed
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp real 100% maple syrup
1 shallot, finely chopped
1/4- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
8 cups salad greens
2 cups cooked, chopped turkey

Directions

  1. Place sweet potatoes in microwave-safe bowl; cover bowl with vented plastic wrap.  Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir and microwave for another 1-2 minutes until potatoes are fork-tender. Cool.
  2. Using the back of a soup spoon, muddle 4 blackberries in the bottom of small bowl; set aside.
  3. For the vinaigrette, whisk together vinegar, oil, water and syrup until emulsified. Mix in blackberries (scraping the bottom of the small bowl to get all the yummy blackberry juice,) shallot, ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper; taste and add more salt if desired.
  4. Place salad greens, cooled sweet potatoes and turkey into a large mixing bowl.  Pour about ½ cup dressing over salad and toss; taste and add more dressing if desired.  (Vinaigrette recipe makes about ¾ cup.)
  5. To assemble salad, divide salad among four serving plates. Arrange remaining blackberries atop the salads and serve.


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