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A quick and easy to make potato salad is to shorten your prep work. To do just that, I've left the skins on the potatoes. What can I say? I'm always looking for a shortcut! But this is a healthy shortcut, as half of the potato's nutrition is stored in the skin. Just be sure to give the potatoes a good wash before you dice them.

I've used two types of potatoes for this salad: sweet potatoes and yellow potatoes. I love the flavor you get by combining them. I do, however, cook them separately since they have different cooking times (sweet potatoes cook much faster than yellow potatoes). The timing I've given below is a guideline. My suggestion is to check doneness early and often; the last thing you want is a mashed potato salad!

Two-Tone Potato Salad

Serves 4 to 6

3 cups diced sweet potato, cut into 3/4-inch cubes

3 cups diced yellow potato, cut into 3/4-inch cubes

1/2 cup vegan mayonnaise

3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 to 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon sugar

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1 cup finely diced celery

1/4 cup chopped fresh dill

1. Set a steamer basket in a large pot and add enough water to come just below the basket; cover and bring to a boil.

2. Place sweet potatoes in the steamer basket; cover pot. Steam potatoes until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Carefully remove sweet potatoes from the basket and spread them out on a baking sheet to cool. Repeat the process with yellow potatoes, steaming them until tender, about 10 to 12 minutes.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper and sugar. Add cooled potatoes, green onions, celery and dill. Gently toss to combine. Season to taste.

Tasty tips

--If you don't have a steamer basket, you can cook the potatoes in salted boiling water. Once cooked, allow them to steam dry; spread out on a baking sheet so the potatoes aren't watery

--Red onion can be substituted for green onion.

(Kary Osmond is a Canadian recipe developer and former television host of the popular daytime cooking show "Best Recipes Ever." Her easy recipes include helpful tips to guide you along the way, and her love of plant-based cooking offers healthy alternatives to some of your favorite dishes. Learn more at www.karyosmond.com.)