Curried Sweet Potato, Banana and Brazil Nut Salad

Name: Curried Sweet Potato, Banana and Brazil Nut Salad
Cuisine: Chamorro
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of peanut oil; 2 cloves of garlic, smashed, peeled and finely chopped; 1 heaped teaspoon of fresh gingerroot, peeled and minced; 1 tablespoon of curry powder; ½ cup of mayonnaise; ¼ cup of plain yogurt; 4 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced into ½-inch-long disks; ¼ cup of freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 teaspoon of orange zest, grated; 2 large sweet potatoes, cooked and cut into ¾-inch cubes; ¼ cup of Brazil nuts, finely chopped; 3 green onions, both white and green, finely chopped; 8 large lettuce (iceberg, Boston, Bibb) leaves, washed and drained; 8 large lettuce (iceberg, Boston, Bibb) leaves, washed and drained; 8 large lettuce (iceberg, Boston, Bibb) leaves, washed and drained; 8 large lettuce (iceberg, Boston, Bibb) leaves, washed and drained; 8 large lettuce (iceberg, Boston, Bibb) leaves, washed and drained; 1 tablespoon of coriander leaves, finely chopped

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Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Tradewinds & Coconuts

By Jennifer Brennan

Published 1997

About

The fourteen islands comprising the Marianas lie in a gentle arc stretching northward from Guam. Most of them are tiny fragments of land, where the only animal life are seabirds. One of them, Pagan, contains a frequently angry volcano. (The volcanic grumblings would probably be recorded only by seismologists in Japan or California except that this island is inhabited by people.)

The second largest island in the chain, Saipan, is both beautiful and haunting, with towering perp

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Oceania
Guam
Saipan
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

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