Pineapple Sweet Potato Salad

In the box this week was a pineapple, which would have been a deletion had I gotten around to checking the list before delivery (Urban Organic is good about that). I don't care for pineapple, but I had a potluck this week, so I just needed a recipe to serve it to my friends.

I went back to Food TV and found a recipe that used sweetpotatoes and pineapple, both of which I had and I only needed bell pepper and some fresh cilantro.

My only modification to the recipe was use some potatoes with the sweet potatoes because I couldn't stand to use up all my yams (yams, sweetpotatoes, whatever) for a dish I didn't like. I had plenty of pineapple juice from the cut pineapple, but I also put some lime juice in the dressing.

The salad was well received at the potluck. I had some leftover, but there aren't big eaters in that crowd. The initial taste of the dressing was very sesame, but as it sat the pineapple taste increased.

I was disappointed in the consistency of the dressing. I think my blender (or my technique) made the original mayonnaise too thin, so the dressing was even thinner. I haven't successfully made mayonnaise to diagnose this, but I'll have to try.

Verdict: B
Credits: Emeril's Molokai Sweet Potato Salad on the Food Network site
Leftovers? Yes, but not for me.