New Zealand kumara salad is perfect served alongside grilled lamb chops.
Kumara are sweet potatoes and were originally brought to New Zealand by the Maori people.
Kumara is and has been a staple ingredient in the Kiwi diet.
This is a lovely salad with the roasted sweet potato adding a touch of sweetness to it.
The salad was also made with watercress which is a native ingredient found along the edges of fresh water rivers and creeks around New Zealand.
It can be enjoyed raw or cooked and has a mild mustard flavor. In New Zealand it is called Kowhitiwhiti in the Maori language.
The salad also had fresh crumbled goat cheese and some pine nuts. The combination of texture and flavors is superb, you will love this salad.
New Zealand Kumara Salad
A nutritious and delicious salad made with sweet potatoes
Servings 4
Calories 469kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Sweet potatoes peeled and diced
- 1 Tbsp olive oil t o drizzle on kumara (sweet potatoes) for roasting
- 1 head romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup water cress leaves
- 12 cherry tomatoes halved
- 8 radishes sliced
- 8 oz crumbled goat cheese
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F
- Place the diced kumara on a baking sheet and drizzle with some olive oil, sprinkle with salt.
- Roast for 25 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.
- In a bowl mix together all the salad ingredients.
- Plate and then drizzle some good olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Serve
Nutrition
Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 307mg | Potassium: 1000mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 30774IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 186mg | Iron: 4mg
