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NOTE: HOT - To lessen the heat, halve
the amount of chilies
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1/2 pound sweet potatoes
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Juice of one small orange
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1 teaspoon crushed dried jalapeno chili
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4 small scallions
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Juice of one lime (optional)
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Salt to taste
Peel and dice the sweet potato flesh finely. Bring
a pan of water to boil. Add the sweet potoato and cook for 8 to
10 minutes until just soft. Turn off burner. Drain water and cover
pan and set back on warm stove top. Let set for 5 minutes to let
dry out. Tip potatoes into a bowl and set aside.
Mix orange juice and crushed dried chilies in a bowl.
Chop the onions finely and add them to the juice and chilies.
When the sweet potatoes are cool, add the orange
juice mixture and toss carefully until the pieces are coated. Cover
the bowl and chill for 2 hours.
Taste the salsa and season with salt. Stir in the
lime juice if you think the mixture needs to be sharpened slightly.
Salsa will keep for 2 to 3 days covered in the refrigerator.
Per Serving: 56 Calories; trace Fat (2.8% calories
from fat); trace Saturated Fat; 1g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 2g
Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 8mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch);
0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit. |