Sweet Potato & Black Bean Salad

"A rose by any other name still smells."  Anon

The most difficult part of this recipe was deciding whether to label it as a salad, a side dish, or a main dish.  It could be any of the above.  So that's my worst problem today.  What a great day it's going to be!

The Good Batch, on Spinach Leaves

Actually, there was that other problem.  The problem was with the first batch of the Sweet Potato & Black Bean Whatever that I made.  I overcooked the sweet potato and it came out as Mashed Sweet Potato and Black Bean etc.  Still had a great flavor, but I had to do a second batch for the picture.  More for me!

Ingredients:
  1 sweet potato, peeled, diced, cooked about 7 minutes, drained, cooled
  1 15 oz can of black beans, drained & rinsed
  4 T minced red onion
Dressing:
  2 T olive oil
  2 T apple cider vinegar
  1 t coriander
  1 smidgen stevia powder* 
  Dash of salt

Distructions:
  Mix together first three ingredients in a bowl.  Whisk together the dressing ingredients.  Combine all together and let sit for about an hour or overnight in the fridge.

* How to measure stevia powder.  Place a small dusting, barely visible to the naked eye, onto the palm of your hand.  Brush it into the dressing.  Stevia is so sweet that using too much creates a bitter taste.  Note - you could also use a dab of agave nectar or other sweetener of your choice.  You won't need a lot.

True Confession, which is good for the soul.  I like to eat this concoction on top of a mixture of raw cabbage and sauerkraut.  How did that happen!  I wanted to purchase a cabbage and the produce section where I shop only had cabbages the size of basketballs.  What the heck, I thought.  So I have a lot of cabbage in my fridge.

I also like to eat a bit of fermented food everyday to aid digestion.  Needing to consume my batch of mashed sweet potatoes and black beans I place some thinly sliced cabbage into a large bowl, tossed in a bit of sauerkraut along with some sauerkraut juice, and topped the whole thing with the aforementioned salad.  If you're not brave enough to try this on your own, you'll have to trust me that this is really delicious.  On the other hand, I've been eating my own cooking for about 50 years and my taste buds could be dead.  That could be a plus.

Loveya
The Mom