Healthier Spicy Smoked Sweet Potato Salad
Sweet, Spicy, and Smoked! This potato salad uses sweet potatoes and chipotles in adobo for a twist on the classic.
Equipment
- 1 Smoker or Kettle Grill or whatever you use to smoke meats
- Charcoal Hickory
- Wood Chips Hickory, Apple, or Cherry
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Sweet Potatoes peeled, cut into 1" cubes
- 4 slices Bacon, nitrate-free cooked crispy and chopped
Sweet Potato Smoker Seasoning
- 2 tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 tbsp Garlic Salt
- 1 tbsp Pure Maple Syrup
- 1 tsp Pepper fresh ground
- 1 tsp Chipotle Chili Powder or regular chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
Dressing
- 2 cups Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/3 cup Cilantro chopped
- 2 tsp Adobo Sauce from can of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo
- 2 tbsp Whole Grain Mustard
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper fresh ground
- 1 Green Onion thinly sliced
- 1 Cutie Orange- zested & juiced optional
Instructions
- Start the smoker. No smoker- read above on how to smoke in your kettle grill using the Snake Method.
- Boil a large pot of water on the stove top. Once boiling, add cubed sweet potatoes. Boil until half way cooked, 5-10 minutes. The potatoes will continue to cook on the smoker.
- While potatoes are boiling, mix together potato smoker seasoning. Once the potatoes are half way done, take off the stove top, drain, and sprinkle with seasoning.
- Put sweet potatoes in a pan to put on the smoker. This could be a grill basket, aluminum pan, or if you don’t have either: make a bowl out of aluminum foil. Place on smoker. Smoke for 10-15 minutes.
- While potatoes are smoking, make the dressing. In a small bowl, mix all dressing ingredients together.
- Let the sweet potatoes cool for 5-10 minutes. Then add the dressing, mixing carefully so you don’t mash the potatoes. When ready to serve, mix in chopped bacon. Enjoy!
Notes
Like it hot? Add more adobo. You can also chop up some of the chipotles from the can in adobo. This is fire! Add a little at a time and taste as you go.
This potato salad can be served warm or cold.
Wait to mix in bacon until ready to serve.
Will keep in air tight container for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 269kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 12gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 1523mgPotassium: 770mgFiber: 6gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 22848IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 151mgIron: 2mg
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