The fresh flavor of favorite foods pulled hot off the grill makes summer cookouts a treasured pastime for families across the country. This year, you can make new memories at those backyard barbecues by keeping in mind that grilling isn’t only about charred burgers and steaks – delicious, grilled vegetables can be just as enjoyable.
Nutritious and full of antioxidants, sweetpotatoes are a perfect option for summer recipes as they’re easy to grill in a recipe like Sweetpotato Wedge & Purple Cabbage Salad with Poppyseed Dressing. Hearty yet light for a tasty side dish, this salad is effortlessly simple and combines crispy purple cabbage, juicy tomato, velvety feta and poppyseed dressing around sweetpotato wedges as the star of the show.
With nearly 70% of the nation’s sweetpotatoes produced in North Carolina, the state is the largest producer in the country of the year-round veggie ideal for grilling on those hot summer days. As a versatile superfood, their rich nutritional value and ease of use in a variety of dishes make them an ideal ingredient in recipes ranging from breakfasts and salads to protein bowls, tacos and more.
In addition to cooking on a classic grill, sweetpotatoes can also be prepared using a griddle. Until Sept. 30, you can enter the North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission’s Blazin’ Blackstone Giveaway to win one of 14 prize packages including the grand prize: a 28-inch XL Culinary Pro with Rangetop Bundle. Join fellow “griddlers” by sharing a photo of your favorite sweetpotato recipe and encouraging friends, family and online followers to do the same.
Learn how to enter the giveaway and find more information at ncsweetpotatoes.com.
Sweetpotato Wedge & Purple Cabbage Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
Recipe courtesy of the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission
Servings: 4
- 2 North Carolina sweet potatoes
- 1/2 head purple cabbage
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 6 tablespoons poppyseed dressing, divided
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
- 3 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
- Preheat grill to 400 F.
- Scrub and wash sweet potatoes. Cut each into six wedges. (If sweet potatoes are long, consider cutting wedges in half.) Parboil sweet potatoes for 5 minutes, drain and cool for 5 minutes.
- Shred cabbage into thin slices.
- Toss sweet potatoes with olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place sweetpotato wedges on the grill perpendicular to grates over direct heat; grill about 3 minutes on each side, or until tender-crisp with grill marks on each side. Remove from grill and set aside.
- In a zip-top bag or large bowl, toss cabbage with 4 tablespoons of poppyseed dressing until coated. Add parsley and tomatoes; toss.
- To serve, place sweetpotato wedges on a bed of dressed cabbage and drizzle with the remaining poppyseed dressing then sprinkle with cheese.
- Serve warm or cold.
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