Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Oven-roasted sweet potatoes with olive oil, garlic, and fresh thyme. An easy, healthy, and nourishing recipe that works beautifully as a side dish for meat or poultry, or as a complete vegan meal. They pair wonderfully with regular potatoes or yellow pumpkin.
Oven-roasted sweet potatoes with olive oil, garlic, and fresh thyme. An easy, healthy, and nourishing recipe that works beautifully as a side dish for meat or poultry, or as a complete vegan meal. They pair wonderfully with regular potatoes or yellow pumpkin.
Info
Prep Time:
5mCook Time:
60mDifficulty Level:
Ingredients
Servings: 6
- 6 red sweet potatoes
- 1 potato
- 1 piece yellow pumpkin
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3–4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 garlic cloves
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Peel all the vegetables, wash them well, and cut them into large wedges or chunky pieces.
Do not discard the sweet potato peels. Wash them thoroughly before peeling and use them to make crispy sweet potato chips.
Place the vegetables in a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and add the garlic cloves and thyme.
Toss well to coat evenly, then cover the tray tightly with aluminum foil to trap steam during cooking.
Bake in a well-preheated oven at 180°C (356°F) on the fan setting, on the middle rack, for 45 minutes.
Remove the foil and continue baking for about 15 minutes, until the vegetables are lightly golden.
Recipe Tips
- Covering the tray with foil prevents the sweet potatoes from burning, allowing them to cook gently in their own natural juices without added moisture.
- Roasted sweet potatoes are an excellent side for all kinds of meat and poultry, while on their own they make a complete, nutritious, and healthy vegan meal.
- If you’re not vegetarian, you can add a slice of finely chopped bacon to the tray with the vegetables. Toss and roast together for extra richness.
- You can also roast whole sweet potatoes with their skins on. Choose sweet potatoes of similar size for even cooking. Wash them thoroughly, wrap them in foil, and bake in a fan oven at 200°C (392°F) for about 1 hour, or cook them in fireplace embers for a smoky aroma. Pierce with a fork to check for doneness.
- Once baked, let them cool slightly, cut in half, and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Enjoy them plain as a healthy snack, or sweeten with honey and cinnamon.
- Oven-roasted sweet potatoes can also be turned into a rich and creamy sweet potato purée.