Sweetpotato Cabbage Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
Sweetpotato Cabbage Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing combines roasted sweetpotato rounds, sautéed red cabbage, crispy bacon, chicken, and toasted pecans in a warm, hearty salad. Finished with tangy hot bacon dressing and crumbled blue cheese.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Course: Salad, Side Dish, summer salads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon, cabbage, potato salad, sweet potato
Servings: 6
Calories: 417kcal
- 1 medium sweetpotato
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 small head red cabbage
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 8 slices bacon
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 pound roasted sliced squab or chicken breast
- 1/2 cup toasted pecans
- Hot Bacon Dressing recipe follows
- 4 ounces blue cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Sprinkle sweetpotato with salt and pepper; wrap in foil. Roast in center of oven at 375º F, 45 minutes or until tender; cool. Cut cabbage in half through the root end; remove core. Thinly slice cabbage crosswise, place in bowl; toss with vinegar and garlic; season with salt and pepper.
Cook bacon until crisp. Cut into 1-inch pieces; keep warm.
Slice cooled sweetpotato into rounds; sauté with butter and honey until glazed; set aside. Heat oil in large pan; add cabbage. Toss 30 seconds. Add shredded squab or chicken, bacon pieces, sweetpotato and pecans; toss for 1 minute. Add 1/4 cup Hot Bacon Dressing and toss.
Serve immediately on warm plates. Sprinkle each salad with blue cheese and parsley.
To make Hot Bacon Dressing: Cook 1 slice bacon in skillet until crisp; remove and set aside.
To skillet, add 2 tablespoons diced celery, 2 tablespoons minced onion. Cook for two minutes on medium heat until tender.
Add 3 tablespoons each red wine vinegar and apple cider vinegar, firmly packed brown sugar and 1 teaspoon whole-grain mustard. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Slowly stir in 1 cup olive oil, blending until emulsified.
Crumble bacon and add to dressing.
Nutrition Facts
Sweetpotato Cabbage Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
Amount per Serving
% Daily Value*
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Serving: 1 | Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 368mg | Potassium: 850mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 7118IU | Vitamin C: 82mg | Calcium: 192mg | Iron: 2mg | Net Carbohydrates: 21g