Use cooked white beans and roast the sweet potato in cubes. Let the edges hold their shape and add the ham at serving time rather than stirring it repeatedly through the salad.
Dress the beans first, then gently fold in the sweet potato.
Ingredients and timing for 4
Prep: 15 min. Oven: about 25 min. Approximate total: 40 min.
Approximate timings for this editorial recipe proposal, which has not been kitchen-tested. Adjust cooking to your ingredients and equipment.
- 400 g cooked white beans, drained
- 500 g peeled sweet potato
- 80 g cured ham
- Half a small red onion
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Parsley, pepper and salt to taste
Step-by-step method
- Heat the oven to 200 °C. Cut sweet potato into 2 cm cubes and toss with one tablespoon of oil. Spread out on a baking tray.
- Roast for about 25 min, turning halfway, until tender and browned. Let the strongest heat subside without leaving it out for hours.
- Rinse and drain the beans. Chop the onion; rinse it under cold water and drain if too strong. Mix the remaining oil with lemon and pepper.
- Dress the beans with onion and parsley. Gently fold in the sweet potato and add ham strips when serving. Taste before salting.
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To prepare ahead, cool and refrigerate the covered base at 4 °C or below; add the ham when serving.
Do not leave perishable food unrefrigerated for over two hours, or one hour above 32 °C. This recipe has not undergone a storage test.
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