Roasted White Sweet Potato Recipe
This roasted white sweet potato recipe is a unique dish that is utterly delicious, satisfying, and a perfectly healthy meal option, especially if you are bored with your regular potatoes or sweet potatoes.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 219kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large white sweet potatoes washed and dried
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 fresh sprig of rosemary
- 2 cloves garlic smashed
- Himalayan pink salt to taste
- water as required
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degree F.
- Place the washed dried whole white sweet potatoes on a baking tray and add water so that the surface of the tray is covered.
- Place the baking tray in a preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Make sure the potatoes are soft from the outside. They should be semi-cooked.
- Once they are cooked halfway through, remove them from the oven and let them cool.
- Cut the white sweet potatoes into wedges and place them in a large bowl.
- Heat frying pan over low heat, add olive oil, smashed garlic, and fresh rosemary spring.
- Once the oil becomes fragrant, about a minute, remove the pan from heat.
- Pour the infused garlic and rosemary oil into a small bowl and let it cool.
- Once the potato wedges are cool, add two tablespoons of garlic and rosemary oil, rosemary spring, and a pinch of pink Himalayan salt and mix well.
- Grease a baking tray by brushing garlic rosemary oil on it.
- Place potato wedges on the baking tray skin-side down.
- Place the baking tray in a preheated oven at 425-degree F for 30 minutes or until the white sweet potatoes start getting a golden-brown color.
- Remove the tray from the oven and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 387mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 16032IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg