We enjoyed yet another year of the Claremont 4th of July Parade and potluck with friends afterwards. I was to bring my favorite potato salad, but I thought I would try to find a new favorite recipe. Here is what I did.
I searched for sweet potato salad and cilantro online and came up with
this recipe. It looked pretty good to me, but I altered it a little bit (adding some Trader Joe's cilantro dressing and not adding the jalapeno pepper). It was a hit! Here is my version:
Sweet Potato Salad with Cilantro
4 cups medium-diced sweet potatoes
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
½ C chopped cilantro
½ C minced red onion
Dressing
½ C non-fat Greek yogurt
¼ C Cilantro dressing from Trader Joe’s
juice of ½ lime
1 t cumin
Boil sweet potatoes in large saucepan until tender (10-15
minutes)
Drain potatoes and cool to room temperature.
Mix dressing and adjust flavors to taste. Add to sweet
potatoes to coat. Add other ingredients: celery, red pepper, red onion and
cilantro.
Cool in refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
Another 4th of July in our own Garrison Keillor town. The park in the center of town (two blocks from our house) is filled with booths for various causes, food and games. People walk to parties bearing desserts and appetizers. But the best part is the parade at 4:00. When you can sit on the curb and yell out to people you know in the parade and they yell back at you, when you watch the high school marching band, when you see the mother-daughter belly-dancing duo and all the kids on their decorated bikes, when the teacher of the year gets the loudest cheers (and you cheer, too, because he was a favorite teacher of your kids), then you know you are in Claremont on the 4th. It's good to be home.
