Sweet Wasabi Yam & Avocado Salad

 
Here’s a restaurant-favorite remake.  And another short-ingredients-list-recipe.
 
This amazing sushi place near me makes a delicious little salad with fresh tuna, avocado, and a mild and sweet wasabi dressing.  I thought really hard about what to use to replace the tuna, and kept mentally rejecting things that would be a pretty decent taste or texture replacement.  But then I realized all I wanted to replace was the beautiful contrast in colors. 
 
I tried grapefruit since the color’s pretty close to tuna, but grapefruit + wasabi is not so good.
 
So yams it is!  It’s a hearty and filling meal, but still really light.  Love it!
 
serves 2
1 medium yam, cubed
1 avocado, cubed
2 t wasabi powder*
1/2 t water
2 t agave
scallions, chives, cilantro, pickled ginger all make great garnishes 
 
*you can use wasabi paste instead, just leave out the extra water in the dressing.  I also think the pre-made taste tends to be spicier than the powder, so definitely make sure to taste-test the dressing for your spice tolerance.
 
 
Steam the yam for about 15 minutes, until tender when poked with a fork.  Then allow the potatoes to cool.
 
 
Mix dressing ingredients (last 3 ingredients together), and cube your avocado.  Then just mix everything together until the dressing coats your salad.  That’s it!
 
Best served chilled.
 
Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 302; Calories from Fat: 134; Total Fat: 14.9g; Saturated Fat: 2.2g; Sodium: 16mg; Total Carbohydrates: 42.6g; Dietary Fiber: 10.9g; Sugars: 6.5g; Protein: 3.7g
 

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2 responses to “Sweet Wasabi Yam & Avocado Salad”

  1. Barb@ThatWasVegan Avatar

    YUM! This is kind of similar to the Wasabi Sweet Potato Salad from Blissful Bites, except it has AVOCADO! Brilliant! 🙂

    1. Leslie Avatar

      Thank you! I think adding avocado to anything should be considered brilliance 🙂

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