Hot Sweet Potato Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 slices thick bacon, chopped
• 1/2 cup red onion, slivered
• 1/4 cup apple jelly
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons scallions, thinly sliced
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425.
• 2 toss sweet potatoes with sugar, oil, salt, and red pepper flakes.
• 3 roast 25-30 minutes.
• 4 while potatoes are roasting, saute bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp.
• 5 pour off fat, leaving bacon in pan.
• 6 add onions and saute 3 minutes.
• 7 add jelly and vinegar, stirring until jelly melts.
• 8 remove sweet potatoes from oven and put in large bowl.
• 9 add bacon mixture, pecans, lime juice, and scallions to potatoes and toss.
• 10 season with salt.