Sweet Potato And Pickles Salad With Lemon Ginger Dressing

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 medium yams, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 lb bacon, cut to 1 inch pieces (i use purchased precooked bacon)
• 1 cup sweet pickle, slices
• 1 cup pecan halves, toasted
• 8 lettuce leaves
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (i use juice of 1/2 a lemon)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (i use splenda brown sugar blend)
• 1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot (or more) or 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (or more)
• 1/2 cup oil (i use olive oil)
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 to make dressing:.
• 2 place ingredients in a pint jar with a cover. shake well. makes 3/4 cup of dressing.
• 3 to make salad:.
• 4 steam potatoes in vegetable steamer until tender, not mushy, about 18 minutes. cool.
• 5 in large frying pan, cook bacon until crisp about 5 to 7 minutes. then break in 1 inch pieces. i simply purchase precooked bacon, breaking it into small pieces.
• 6 combine potatoes, bacon, sweet pickle slices and toasted pecan halves with dressing in large container.
• 7 line serving dishes with lettuce leaves. spoon salad on top.