Bella's Moroccan-Spiced Sweet Potato Salad

Ingredients for Bella's Moroccan-Spiced Sweet Potato Salad

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 240ml finely diced yellow onion

• Sea salt

• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, or 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/2 teaspoons paprika

• 450g orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, such as garnet yams, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

• 120ml water

• 60ml freshly squeezed orange juice, preferably blood orange juice

• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

• 2 teaspoons Grade B maple syrup

• 12 kalamata olives, cut in half

• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

• 1/4 cup almonds or shelled pistachios, toasted and coarsely chopped

How to make Bella's Moroccan-Spiced Sweet Potato Salad

Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and a generous pinch of salt and sauté until slightly golden, about 5 minutes. Add the ginger, cumin, and paprika and sauté for 1 minute. Add the sweet potatoes, water, orange juice, orange zest, lemon zest, and 1/2 teaspoons salt and stir to combine. Decrease the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.

Uncover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are tender and the liquid is reduced to almost a glaze, about 5 minutes. Add the lemon juice, maple syrup, and olives and stir gently to combine. Taste; you may want to add a pinch of salt or squeeze of lemon juice. Transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with the parsley and almonds. Serve at room temperature.

Disclaimer

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