Sweet Potato And Ginger Slaw Times 2 - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 cup olive oil
    1/4 cup lime juice (Fresh is best.)
    1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated
    1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
    1/4 cup sliced scallion
    Day 2 (Asian Sweet Potato and Chicken Salad)
    3 cups shredded cooked chicken
    1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
    2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil (Or to taste.)
    mixed greens
Preparation
    In a large bowl, whisk together the oilive oil, lime juice, sugar, ginger and salt until combined.
    Add the grated sweet potatoes, nuts and scallions; reserve approximately 2 cups of the mixture for day 2 variation and serve the remainder in the lettuce leaf cups.
    Day 2: In a medium size bowl, toss together the reserved sweet potato slaw with the chicken, hoisin sauce and seasame oil; serve over a bed of mixed greens.
    The recipe serves 8, 4 on day 1 and 4 on day 2.

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