Rhubarb Sweet Potato Salad: Summer Supper Ideas

This is a recipe that I created kinda by accident. I have a suspicion that most recipes that call for celery could actually use rhubarb, instead, since they’re both stringy, fibrous, and have a ‘tang’ to the taste, so I’ve been experimenting with that. My husband doesn’t like potato salad very much, so I thought if I threw some sweet potatoes in with the mix, he might be happier. And thus, the Rhubarb Sweet Potato Salad was born. 

To save on dishes and time, I cooked my potatoes and sweet potatoes in the same pot. I never considered the fact that sweet potatoes take less time to cook than regular potatoes, so by the time my potatoes were done, the sweet potatoes were kinda mushy. Huh. I carried on, put the salad together, because it was 4:30 and I was planning on serving this as the MAIN dish – no backing down, now! But. When I started mixing the salad together, a fun thing happened: the potatoes stayed in their chunky potato form, but the sweet potatoes became mashed potatoes and blended perfectly in with the mayo. So Good! 
The rhubarb in this dish is subtle (especially when you chop it very thinly), yet very tasty. It adds that bit of crunch like celery does but it’s just a tad more sour so it adds a bit of interest to every bite. This could be a veggie dish, but I think that the meat adds an important element. I chose smoked sausages because they tend to be pretty salty and you don’t need a lot to be convinced that there’s meat in the dish (bacon, for instance, would get lost pretty quickly in this salad). If I’m serving this as a main salad, I add more sausages than if it’s a side. The Husband must have his meat. 😉 

When I serve it as a main, I usually pair with one or two other salad-type dishes – things that can be prepared in the morning before the intense heat arrives, and served cold once it’s supper. I’ve got a very tasty Orzo salad recipe that I’ve been holding hostage for the past three years – I think it might be time to set it free and share with you soon. After all, I can’t be the only one who googles “Summer Supper Ideas” in the middle of every heat wave every summer!! (Speaking of which – we may be facing our first heat advisory of the summer this weekend – summer must be here for real!)

Rhubarb Sweet Potato Salad

2014-06-27 06:46:32

A unique (but entirely delicious!) take on the traditional potato salad, involving rhubarb, sweet potatoes, cheese, and smoked sausage (how could that NOT be delicious?)!

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Ingredients

1. 4 large potatoes
2. 2 large sweet potatoes
3. 3 smoked sausages (like cheddar smokies)
4. 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
5. 1 cup mayonnaise
6. 1 tsp mild balsamic vinegar
7. 1/2 tsp salt
8. 2-3 stalks of rhubarb
9. 3 carrots, shredded
10. 2 green onions, diced

Instructions

1. Peel & quarter potatoes & sweet potatoes, boil until potatoes are cooked and sweet potatoes are *very* soft. Set aside to cool when finished.
2. While potatoes are boiling, grill the sausages on the BBQ. Slice in half lengthwise and then chop 1/4" pieces when finished.
3. Chop rhubarb into 1/8" pieces or smaller.
4. Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix well, until sweet potatoes are entirely incorporated.
5. Refrigerate until it's time to serve.

Notes

1. This salad tastes especially great when it has time to sit and rest for several hours - I recommend preparing in the morning or the day before you're going to serve.

By Jenn vanOosten

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Jenn vanOosten

I live in Hamilton, Ontario, and love my city. I'm a Netflixer, choral music geek, bookworm, inventor of recipes (I take Artistic Licence on EVERYTHING that I make), wife of one, mother of two, and owner of a neurotic Schnauzer. I respect people who respect others. I love good food that's well done, but my favourite lunch is KD & hotdogs. With ketchup. I'm addicted to Clearance Shopping. I will ALWAYS get the product that I want at the price that I want, eventually.

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