DiningUp

Sweet Potato Bean Salad

You can easily sub black beans in for adzuki — though adzuki’s are wonderfully easy to digest

• 2 medium sweet potato, diced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 can adzuki beans (1 1/2 cups fresh)
• 1 yellow or orange bell pepper, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 – 1 tsp chili flakes
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1/2 tsp EACH sea salt and black pepper

Place sweet potato, onion and some olive oil on a baking sheet into a 450 F oven for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, toss cilantro, bean and pepper in a bowl. For the dressing, combine garlic, chilis, lime juice, salt and pepper. Add 1/4 cup olive oil and shake or blend. When sweet potato is done toss everything together. Eat!

via Nourish ~ Real Food | Sara Bradford