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Spinach and Sweet Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Spinach and Sweet Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing takes several minutes to cook.

Spinach and Sweet Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Spinach and Sweet Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing are:

2 lg sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
1/4c olive oil
salt/pepper
2 thick slices bacon
1 red bell pepper, cored and chopped
1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 T peeled, minced fresh ginger
1t ground cumin
juice from orange (juice from fresh)
1lb fresh spinach leaves

Here is how you make Spinach and Sweet Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing:

Heat oven to 400*. Put the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, drizzle with 2 T of oil , sprinkle with salt/pepper . Roast turning occasionally until crisp and brown about 30 mins. remove and keep on till ready to use. Make dressing, cook bacon till crisp & remove. Drain on paper towel leaving darken bits, add rest of oil, pepper, onion and ginger to pan. Cook until no longer raw , then add cumin and bacon. stir in juice and turn off heat. Put spinach in large bowl, add sweet potatoes and warm dressing and toss. taste and adjust seasonings. Makes 4 servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FLOWER12859.

The nutritional information for Spinach and Sweet Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 253.9

• Total Fat: 15.8 g
• Cholesterol: 2.7 mg
• Sodium: 141.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 25.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
• Protein: 5.4 g