Salad or not, that is the question

Sunayana made this fabulous dish over thanksgiving. I'm not sure it qualifies as a salad, but that's what she called it anyway :) Here's the gist with my modifications :

Fabulous Yam Feta Salad!

Garnet Yam Feta Salad
- 2 Garnet Yams - chop into cubes, toss in olive oil and salt, and bake till cooked through but not mushy (about 30 mins at 400F)
- 1 block Feta cheese - chopped / crumbled
- 1 cup Baby arugula leaves
- 1 medium Red onions sliced long - fry lightly to minimize the pungency
- Pomegranate seeds 1/2 a cup


Toss it all in a dish and enjoy warm or cold. Very filling, very healthy, VERY yummy!

Here's another inspired variation of the same
Potato Mushroom Feta Salad
- 1 large potato chopped
- 1 medium onion sliced long
- 1 cup Mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 red pepper julienned
- half a fistful of sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
- parsley leaves

Bake the chopped potato and onion with olive oil and salt till the potato is cooked through. Add the sliced mushrooms for about 5 mins in the same baking dish. Allow the mixture to cool, add in the red peppers, sunflower seeds, feta cheese, pome seeds and chopped parsley leaves and toss it all up. You're good to go!