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Easy sweet potato salad recipe with bacon and mustard

Sweet Potato Salad with Bacon

5 from 18 votes
This easy sweet potato salad recipe with bacon is the best! Made with a zippy mustard vinaigrette and no mayo, it's perfect for potlucks.
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Total: 45 mins
Servings: 6 servings
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Ingredients
  

For the Sweet Potato Salad:

  • 4 slices thick-cut bacon cooked*
  • 3 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into chunks (I do a rough 3/4 inch, but you can do any size you like)
  • 1 cup celery hearts thinly sliced
  • 1 cup green onions thinly sliced

For the Mustard Dressing:

  • 1 jalapeño seeded and minced
  • 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 tablespoons  rice vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large bot of salted water to a boil, then add the sweet potatoes. Simmer just until fork tender, about 10 to 15 minutes depending upon the size of your potato chunks. Drain, gently and quickly rinse with cold water, then set aside.
    a mesh strainer filled with cubed sweet potatoes that have been boiled until tender
  • If necessary, cook the bacon according to one of my easy methods listed below. Once cool, crumble it into a large bowl. Add the celery and green onions.
    a glass bowl with crumbled bacon, celery, and green onions
  • Prepare the mustard dressing: In a small bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the jalapeño (or fresno chile), mustard, garlic, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
    a simple mustard vinaigrette in a bowl for making the best potato salad ever with bacon
  • Add the sweet potatoes to the bowl with the bacon, drizzle with the dressing, then toss gently to combine. Taste and season with additional salt/pepper as desired. Serve warm, chilled, or at room temperature.
    combining the sweet potatoes, dressing and ingredients in a bowl for making an Easy sweet potato salad recipe

Notes

  • TO STORE: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
  • TO REHEAT: No reheating is necessary. Enjoy this sweet potato salad cold or at room temperature. However, I have warmed up leftovers as a side at dinner and they were delish. If you want to try this sweet potato salad warm, reheat it in a microwave for several minutes until heated through.
  • *INGREDIENT NOTE: Try one of these easy bacon cooking methods: Air Fryer Bacon and Oven Baked Bacon.
  • Recipe shared with permission from Pure Delicious.

Nutrition

Serving: 1(of 6)Calories: 222kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4g

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