Has anyone tried making potato salad with sweet potatoes?

[user328]

I have a bag of sweet potatoes on hand. I'm not a fan of the usual sweet potato dishes. I was thinking sweet potato salad could be either a novel twist on an old favorite or a complete disaster. I can't really visualize how it would taste. Anybody been there and done that?

[Mister Obvious]

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First of all, I say you try it.

But...

I would have to put a fair bit of thought into it (flavor combo dynamics etc.) before I actually started making it...

If I were going to make a "sweet potato potato salad", it would be a definite autumn/winter dish geared toward the holiday season, and ultimately would bear no resemblance to regular potato salad...

It would be sweet, incorporate cranberries, cranberry sauce, the typical "fall" spices, pecans...

It would be the SWEET POTATO'S VERSION of potato salad, rather than attempting to make potato salad with sweet potatoes in place of regular potatoes. I hope that makes sense.

[user328]

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I don't have honey or cornichons. I'm looking to make something with what I have on hand.

I would have to put a fair bit of thought into it (flavor combo dynamics etc.) before I actually started making it...

There's the rub. I can't conceptualize anything other than a standard potato salad at the moment. And I don't have any idea if it would taste good. I know I want to make potato salad today. That's what I'm jonesing for, but I don't want to ruin it with some wild experiment. Just wondering if anybody had any experience with it before I pull the trigger on it.

[Mister Obvious]

This is a decision only you are ultimately going to be able to make, Dev.

[user328]

I arsed muh ma about it, and she said sweet potatoes don't cook firm like regular potatoes.

That cinched it. I can't eat no mushy potato salad.

[Guest]

I doubt it would turn out great. Waxy potatoes are best for potato salad. Sweet potatoes are too starchy.

[user328]

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[user328]

I doubt it would turn out great. Waxy potatoes are best for potato salad. Sweet potatoes are too starchy.

I rinse my potatoes thoroughly to get rid of the starch after I cook them and before I chill them. I want them to be firm and hold their shape.

[ELFUNGUSMAXIMUS]

Yeh don't like it doesn't work for me.

[52]

If you make it, invite me over. I wanna try it.

[ELFUNGUSMAXIMUS]

If you make it, invite me over. I wanna try it.

You can buy it at the store to taste it if you want to try it.
I didn't like that then made my own still didn't like it.
Something clashes with the sweet potatoes and the mayo I dunno.
In not normally a fussy eater but I don't like fruit with meat.
Certain flavors I just don't care for.

[user328]

If you make it, invite me over. I wanna try it.

I didn't make it because sweet potatoes don't cook firm, and I don't like mushy potato salad.

Fungus is probably right about the flavors clashing. Most sweet potato recipes that I know of require a bunch of added sugar just to make them palatable. They apparently have limited applications.