When the weather is cooperating and we have cold temperatures it’s great to roast all sorts of winter vegetables using oil and maple syrup. Sweet potatoes star heavily when I roast veggies mixed up with turnips, rutabaga, carrots and beets. But this time, just to focus on Ellie Krieger’s recipe, we let sweet potatoes stand on their own.
Deadly easy to mix this up and seriously delicious and tender. It went very well with a smoked pork roast which Doug cooked the same day. Great marriage those two flavors.
Ellie Krieger’s Sweet Potatoes
2 pounds red-skinned sweet potatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into 1-inch pieces and put in a 9 by 13 baking dish. In a small bowl whisk together olive oil, honey and lemon juice. Pour mixture over potatoes and toss to coat. Sprinkle with the salt, and bake, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hour, until potatoes are tender.
Ok, lets surf over to IHCC and see what other orange themed dishes we have on the table. Join us!
Yum! I love sweet potatoes but I'm the only one in my family who does. The rest are weirdos. I love how simple and flavorful this sounds. I might have to make this for me one day and let the others fend for themselves!
ReplyDeleteIt would be easy enough to make your single serving, Katherine. Do it!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a keeper, Vicki. I have always been a fan of sweet potatoes prepared different ways.
ReplyDeleteHi Tina,
ReplyDeleteI know that I could finish a whole plateful of this! I love roasted sweet potatoes and this looks delicious! Yums!
Glad to hear from another sweet potato fan!
DeleteAn entirely orange meal would be delicious... your sweet potatoes, grated raw carrot salad, baked salmon, acorn squash, and actual orange segments, maybe! Or some nice stewed dried apricots and peaches if they're out of season.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Thanks, Mae, those are great ideas. That would make for wonderful flavor combos.
DeleteSo glad you made this one! It's the one that appealed most to me, too. I have everything set aside to make it tomorrow. Your sweet potatoes look delicious and your pork looks even more delicious (I've had this unquenchable craving for pork lately - it's literally all I want!).Oink Oink!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim. Doug smoked a pork roast on the grill for hours. It's that ice chest recipe, sooo good.
DeleteI am still waiting for the weather to cooperate in California. As soon as the thermometer dips below 80 degrees I will be making these sweet potatoes.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy them, Diane. I know what you mean about the weather, I was hoping for cooler temps by now.
DeleteLove sweet potatoes, sounds like a fab recipe. I had awesome sweet potato fries at the airport yesterday.
ReplyDeleteThose are great, the fried type. Look at you, Mrs L , off on adventure again *jealous*
DeleteSuch orangey goodness Tina! I love roasted sweet potatoes--especially with some lovely honey coating them. Perfect for fall. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi Tina,
ReplyDeleteGreat choice! I'd love some honeyed sweet potato for snack right now! :D
I love roasting root vegetables the way you suggested. Bring out all the sweet earthy flavor. Can't beat sweet potatoes either.
ReplyDeleteBaking sweet potatoes are the only way I would eat them. I love how prettily orange yours look!! Good job :)
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! And, easy -- my favorite sort of dish!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! It's the season to bake sweet potatoes and I plan to make these quite a bit more this November.
ReplyDeleteIt is sweet potato season here and I have a pantry full. This looks perfect for tonite. YUM!
ReplyDeleteTina, glad you added some lemon juice to balance out some of the sweetness. This might still be a bit sweet for me.... Cheers from Carole's Chatter
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