Spicy Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Herb Yogurt Sauce

Our Spicy Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Herb Yogurt Sauce recipe is a game-changer for your mealtimes -warming, hearty, and packed with flavor and texture! Baking the sweet potato makes them super creamy and soft while the outside is nice and crispy. This, paired with the spicy and sour yogurt, is a perfect match.

Total Time

1hr

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Author: SideChef Everyday

Servings:

Ingredients

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2 lb

Medium Sweet Potatoes

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2 Tbsp

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

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2 1/2 cups

Plain Greek Yogurt

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Jalapeño Pepper

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Cucumber , deseeded

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Limes , zested, juiced

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1 Tbsp

Toasted White Sesame Seeds

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4 Tbsp

Fresh Mint Leaves

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4 Tbsp

Chopped Fresh Cilantro

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1 Tbsp

Honey

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to taste

Salt

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

In a large mixing bowl, toss the Sweet Potatoes (2 lb) with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (2 Tbsp) and place on a lined baking sheet.

Roast the sweet potatoes for 30-40 minutes turning halfway through.

Once the sweet potatoes are tender, remove them from the oven and increase the temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Allow the sweet potatoes to cool slightly and rip them into large pieces with the skin on. Make the pieces as irregular as possible. Spread out on the same baking sheet and roast until browned and crisp around the edges, 20–25 minutes.

While the sweet potatoes are baking, make the yogurt sauce. In a medium bowl, combine Plain Greek Yogurt (2 1/2 cups) , Jalapeño Pepper (1) , Cucumber (1) , Lime Zest (2) , and 2 tsp of lime juice, then season with Salt (to taste) . Mix well.

Spread chile yogurt on a platter and top with sweet potatoes. Scatter Fresh Mint Leaves (4 Tbsp) , Fresh Cilantro (4 Tbsp) , Toasted White Sesame Seeds (1 Tbsp) , and Salt (to taste) over. Drizzle with some Honey (1 Tbsp) and oil. And serve.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

465

FAT

16.1 g

PROTEIN

20.3 g

CARBS

63.1 g