What’s more summer (and southern) than potato salad? Sweet Potato and Bacon salad! The trifecta of goodness…sweetpotatoes, Dukes mayo and bacon (with a few other stars in there, too. ) Y’all gotta try this. The perfect summer side dish. For fun sweet potato facts and more awesome ideas for using them as part of your meals, visit NC Sweetpotatoes! Thank you to them for sponsoring this post and video. Let’s get cooking y’all!

Sweetpotato and Bacon Salad

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Author: Meredith Bernard

Ingredients

• 2-3 pounds sweetpotatoes 5-6 medium
• 4-5 strips bacon
• 2 boiled eggs chopped
• 1 Green Onion chopped
• 1/4 cup minced Parsley fresh is best, but you can sub 2 Tbsp dried
• 1/4 cup chopped Dill fresh preferred, but you can sub 2 Tbsp dried
• Dressing:
• ½ cup mayo
• 2 Tbsp Stone Ground Mustard
• 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 Tbsp Honey
• Salt and Pepper to Taste

Instructions

• Peel and cut up sweetpotatoes into 1 ½ in cubes, Cook 6 minutes until just fork tender
• Cook and crumble bacon (I use oven method – 400 degrees, on foil lined baking sheet, cook until done about 10 minutes)
• Drain potatoes and mix with dressing, bacon and herbs
• Serve warm or cold (I prefer cold)

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