Sweet Potato Salad

This is my favourite potato salad. You can make it with mixed potatoes or just one kind. In this recipe I used equal amounts of sweet and normal potatoes. It is the perfect salad to take to a picknick or to the beach, like this one in Sydney- The main reason for it's yumminess is the fact that the potatoes are baked not boiled.

I transported the potatoes and sauce separately and mixed it at the beach.

So simple: bake potatoes, chop parsley and onions (optional), add sauce, mix and serve!

Wash and Chop

I use equal amounts of sweet and

yellow potatoes

1 kg sweet and 1 kg normal potatoes
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
fresh thyme, 2 TB, stems removed
1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

Baking The Potatoes

wash the skins well ( I leave them on)
chop into smallish bite size pieces
add all the potatoes, 1-2 TB (tablespoon) of virgin olive oil, a drizzle of sea salt, and as much fresh thyme you like to a bowl with a lid
shake the bowl so that all potatoes are covered in oil
pre heat oven on fan forced to 200 Degrees Celsius
place potatoes on a sheet of baking paper on your baking tray
I seperate the 2 colours, just in case one cooks faster than the other, especially if you make a big amount and need 2 trays, some ovens cook unevenly...
in my oven it works best cooking the sweet potatoes at the lower part and the yellow potatoes in the centre of the oven
bake on 200 °C until soft to your liking
turn them after 10 and 20 minutes to make sure they are not burning
I bake mine for 35 minutes

Easy Dressing

3/4 cup vegenaise, recipe here
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 TB dijon mustard
2 TB lemon
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
add all ingredients to a jar and use a stick blender to mix

Slice Red Onions and

Chop Parsley

I use 1/2 a red onion in this recipe and slice it super thinly
as I don't always feel like eating onion, I love the salad without them as much!
they do add a nice crunch though-
wash the parsley, and chop finely

At The Beach

I take the potatoes out of the oven and put them in a glass or ceramic bowl with a lid and immediately wrap it into a beach towel
I like the potatoes most when they are still a little bit warm
but the salad is delicious cold as well!
mix your chopped parsley with the onion (if you use onion) and take in a seperate jar
prepare your sauce and take it in a jar
assemble at your picknick location