Sweet Potato Salad
Sweet potatoes, bacon and cheese in a potato salad? Yes, please!This gets better after it rests for a bit. Don't be afraid to make it a day ahead of time.
Ingredients
- 4 large sweet potatoes peeled, boiled, cooled and diced into 3/4" cubes
- 1 lb. bacon diced and cooked
- 1 c shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 c green onions chopped
Dressing
- 1/2 c butter softened
- 1 Super Easy Mayo (see link below) or 3/4 c mayonnaise
- 2 t garlic powder
- 1 t ground mustard
- 1 t onion powder
- 1/2-3/4 t salt
- 1/2 t pepper
Instructions
- Peel, boil, cool and dice your sweet potatoes. Mine took about 8 minutes to boil. They should be just fork-tender. You don't want them mushy.
- Dice your bacon and pan fry it. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
- To make the dressing,
- Cream the butter, using a mixer. Add the mayo and the seasonings and mix thoroughly.
- Add the bacon, mozzarella cheese and green onions to the dressing, saving a little of each for a garnish.
- GENTLY stir in the sweet potatoes.
- Garnish with the remaining bacon, mozzarella cheese and green onions.
- Chill until ready to serve.