Persian Inspired Salad With Sweet Potato And Spinach

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From the blog “sprouts in the hood” and influenced by najmieh batmanglij's recipes, this salad is unusual, delicious and works as a main dish for 2 or as a salad course for 4. i roasted my sweet potato and used spring onions in place of the garlic stems. i also skipped the red pepper flakes and saffron, though i'm sure each would be a fine addition.

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Steps

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Microwave sweet potato until soft.

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Run cold water over potato , while peeling skin off.

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Set aside.

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In a skillet , brown the onions and garlic in butter or ghee.

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Then add sweet potato , garbanzo beans , rose water , hot pepper flakes , turmeric , saffron and salt.

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Let mixture cool then add dill , spearmint , parsley , garlic stems and spinach.

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Dress with some lemon juice and olive oil.

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Garnish with a dollop of yogurt and pine nuts.

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Ingredients

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spinach, sweet potato, garbanzo beans, dill, parsley, spearmint, onion, garlic cloves, butter, olive oil, garlic, rose water, lemon juice, turmeric, saffron, salt, red pepper flakes, yogurt, pine nuts