Raw Sweet Potato and Cabbage Salad with Coconut-Lime Dressing

By Nava · On Jul 20, 2011

Sweet potato is a veggie that doesn’t immediately come to mind as one to use raw, but it’s wonderful uncooked! Combined with cabbage and some mildly Thai flavors, this easy (and rather addictive) salad is a treat all year around. See the variation of this salad using kale, which is, like sweet potato, just as good raw as it is cooked, if not better!

Serves: 4 to 6

1/2 medium or large sweet potato,
peeled and cut into chunks (or use an average-size
garnet yam, which are small and sweet)
2 cups very thinly sliced green cabbage
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup raw or toasted cashews, crushed
2 tablespoons organic virgin coconut oil, melted
Juice of 1 lime, or more, to taste
2 teaspoons agave nectar
Salt to taste
Dried hot red pepper flakes to taste, optional

Put the sweet potato chunks through the grating blade of a food processor.

Combine the sweet potato and cabbage in a serving bowl with the remaining ingredients, except the optional greens. Stir together.

Let the salad stand for a bit to allow the flavors to marry—about 30 minutes should do. Stir once or twice during that time. Serve the salad over a bed of greens if desired.