spicy sweet potatoes w/cilantro sauce

Do you really need a recipe for roasted spicy sweet potatoes? Maybe not. Let this serve as a reminder instead.

Sweet potatoes are awesome, sweet potatoes are easy, sweet potatoes are pretty and quick, and, even pretty quick. 

And if you do want a recipe I’ve got one of those for you too.

If you want a stovetop version of sweet potatoes and eggs try this

I like a little heat to temper my sweet, especially with cilantro sauce which has a bit of vinegar and, of course, a lot of herbaceous green. The balance is a perfect foil with eggs for breakfast or to compliment dumplings or shrimp or rice. 

I made these as part of a meal- if you’d like to try the whole thing

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spicy sweet potatoes with cilantro sauce

easy slightly spicy oven roasted sweet potatoes with a tangy cilantro sauce

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Gluten free, Side Dish

Cuisine cast iron, Vegetarian

Servings 4 as a side

Ingredients

  

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spicy sweet potatoes

• 1 sweet potato
• 1 teaspoon diamond kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• a pinch ground black pepper
• enough oil to lightly coat the sweet potatoes

cilantro sauce

• 1/2 cup cilantro- you can include the stems but you’ll get a smoother sauce if you leave them out
• 2-3 scallions
• 2 teaspoon rice vinegar
• a pinch of salt

Instructions

 

make the cilantro sauce

• roughly chop the cilantro and scallions
• combine all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade
• process until smooth, scraping the bowl as neccessary

bake the sweet potatoes

• preheat oven to 450F
• peel and thinly slice (1/8th of an inch approximately) the sweet potato
• mix together salt and spices in a small bowl until combined
• coat the sweet potatoes with oil and then toss with salt mixture
• arrange potatoes in a single layer on a sheet pan or in a cast iron skillet
• bake until tender, this will vary depending on the thickness of the slices but approximately 15 minutes, flipping mid way for even browning.
• serve hot with cilantro sauce on side or dolloped on the top

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