Local Style Sweet Potato Salad

Brenda V

8 servings

1 lb purple sweet potatoes, cooked and cubed

1 lb sweet potatoes or yams, cooked and cubed

1 small Maui onion, sliced

½ green pepper, slivered

½ red pepper, slivered

½ yellow pepper, slivered

Salad dressing

6 Tablespoons salad oil

6 Tablespoons sugar

¼ cup vinegar

¾ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon prepared mustard

Dash of pepper

Dash of Worcestershire sauce

2 slices onion

1 clove garlic, crushed

½ bay leaf

 In a salad bowl, combine potatoes, onion, and peppers.  Chill.  In small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.  Chill.

Before serving, remove garlic and bay leaf from dressing; pour over salad.  Chill for another hour.

Nutrition per serving:

170 calories                    18 grams carbohydrate  1.5 grams protein     10 grams fat  143 mg sodium                   2.5 grams fiber                                    

Food Exchanges: 1 carb choice, 2 fat