Updated: Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012, 2:46 PM MST
Published : Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012, 6:42 AM MST
I Yam What I Yam (one serving)
A seasonal salad with baby greens, crispy pancetta, pomegranate seeds and maple glazed yam shoestrings, served with maple mustard vinaigrette.
2 heaping cups baby greens
2 TB pomegranate seeds + extra for garnish
3 TB cooked pancetta crumbles (cook sliced pancetta rounds in a sauté pan until fat rendered and crispy, then drain on a paper towel and crumble when cool)
1 ½ cups julienned yam (cut yam into thin rounds and then julienne into fine sticks)
2 tsp maple syrup for glazing yams
salt and pepper to taste
2 TB maple mustard vinaigrette (see below)
Maple Mustard Vinaigrette
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 TB grainy dijon mustard
2 TB soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup canola-olive oil blend