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
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 67 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 kumara (Sweet potatoes peeled and diced
- olive oil to drizzle on kumara for roasting
- 1 small head romaine lettuce leaves chopped
- water cress leaves
- 12 cherry tomatoes halved
- 8 radishes sliced
- 8 oz crumbled goat cheese
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 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 Facts
New Zealand Kumara Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 67 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Sodium 8mg0%
Potassium 180mg5%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 250IU5%
Vitamin C 12.8mg16%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
