Recipe: Warm Sweet Potato-Cranberry Salad with White Beans and Walnuts

Posted on July 27th, 2009 by broccolihut

CIMG0090Warm Sweet Potato-Cranberry Salad with White Beans and Walnuts

(adapted from a recipe by Rachael Ray)

Serves 1

Ingredients

1 small shallot, thinly sliced

1 medium sweet potato, cut into bite-size pieces

1/2 cup cooked white beans (such as navy beans or Great Northern beans)

2/3 cup green beans, cut into 2 inch pieces

1 tsp poultry seasoning

2 tsp white wine vinegar

1 T whole grain mustard

salt and pepper, to taste

1/2 cup fresh cranberries

1-2 tsp agave nectar

2 T walnuts

1. Over medium heat, place sliced shallot in a non-stick pan. Once shallot is slightly translucent, add sweet potato and cover to steam the potatoes.

2. Meanwhile, place the cranberries in a small bowl and mix with agave nectar. Microwave for 1-2 minutes, until soft.

3. Once the sweet potato is fork tender (about 5 minutes after covering), add white beans, green beans, poultry seasoning, white wine vinegar, whole grain mustard, salt and pepper. Stir to combine, and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.

4. Turn off the heat, and add cranberries. Distribute evenly, but don’t overmix–you don’t want the cranberries to stain the potatoes! Top with walnuts and serve.

Notes:

*I used white sweet potatoes for this recipe. Look for them at your local farmers’ market–they have an even sweeter taste than the orange variety!

*You could easily substitute dried cranberries for fresh. If you choose to do so, you can omit the agave nectar, as most dried cranberries are already sweetened.

*This salad could alternatively be served cold. Make a double batch for leftovers!

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19 Responses to “Recipe: Warm Sweet Potato-Cranberry Salad with White Beans and Walnuts”

  1. Mitri, on July 27th, 2009 at 8:59 pm Said:

    Wow, I think I have everything on hand to make this! :) Just when I thought I was getting stuck in a food rut…

  2. Linda, on July 27th, 2009 at 9:10 pm Said:

    Yum, that recipe looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing. I love sweet potatoes, and I love cranberries, so I know I’d love it…yummo!

  3. Emily, on July 27th, 2009 at 9:11 pm Said:

    This looks so delicious! I’m bookmarking it right now to make sometime soon. I’ll have to check for white sweet potatoes the next time I’m at the farmers market. :-)

  4. JB, on July 27th, 2009 at 9:16 pm Said:

    yummmm that looks SO delicious. you must of veganized this. i’ll be shocked if rachael’s version doesn’t consist of any mayo or something of the like. well anyway, it looks like you did an amazing job. i want some!

    http://cardiovegsular.wordpress.com

  5. theskinnyplate, on July 27th, 2009 at 9:38 pm Said:

    Thanks for the recipe. Looks delish.

  6. Katharina, on July 27th, 2009 at 9:50 pm Said:

    Wow! This recipe sounds absolutely delicious! And the coconut curry tempeh you posted on your lost entry sounds awesome too :D

    http://www.ohonemorething.wordpress.com

  7. makingmymove, on July 27th, 2009 at 10:58 pm Said:

    umm amazing! what an interesting combo of flavors — wanna send me some?! haha :)

  8. Erica, on July 28th, 2009 at 6:40 am Said:

    mmmmmmm this is a meal I know I’d love without even having to try it. Love the combination of beans and veggies (especially sweet tato). Great great recipe chicky

  9. healthy ashley, on July 28th, 2009 at 7:00 am Said:

    Your recipe looks yummy!

    I think my soup makes about 10 cups…

  10. Shelby, on July 28th, 2009 at 7:21 am Said:

    This sounds SO GOOD!

  11. veganfritz, on July 28th, 2009 at 7:23 am Said:

    Looks great. I need some beans but other than that I have everything. I think this is totally do-able some day this week.

  12. Christina, on July 28th, 2009 at 7:40 am Said:

    This sounds so good – and I possibly have all the ingredients at home already! Thanks for the recipe!

  13. mayapamela, on July 28th, 2009 at 9:17 am Said:

    What a delicious looking salad! Kind of reminds me of Thanksgiving, and I’m a fan of anything sweet potato

  14. Kailey, on July 28th, 2009 at 9:35 am Said:

    oh goodness this sounds amazing! Love anything with sweet potato :)

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  16. Sky, on July 30th, 2009 at 2:41 pm Said:

    MMM. makes my mouth water just looking at it.

  17. Marianne, on August 24th, 2009 at 11:39 pm Said:

    That sounds like a great little salad. It would go great with thanksgiving dinner :)

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  19. Justine, on February 9th, 2010 at 3:02 pm Said:

    I just had this for lunch at workd today and it was so wonderful. I made it last night and re-heated it in the toaster oven at work and put it over spinach. Thank you for the fabulous idea!
    :)

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