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Yam Salad
🏝️ Caribbean Vegetarian

Yam Salad

🏝️ Caribbean

A bright, herb-packed caribbean salad where yam meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. 15 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1/2, thinly sliced
  • Fresh Cilantro1 handful
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp
  • Lime1, juiced
  • Fresh Thymehandful, torn
  • Yam600 g
  • Mango1

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the yam — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the yam with the onion, fresh thyme and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 4

    Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lime if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: A Perfect Yam Salad Meal · on YouTube