Recipe and source notes

Herb-roasted Sweet Potato Skins

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 4 medium organic sweet potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried sage
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Halve the potatoes lengthwise and prick them.
  3. Place on a baking sheet and bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until tender but not mushy.
  4. Remove from oven and set on a rack to cool a bit.
  5. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, turn on broiler to high.
  6. Scoop sweet potato flesh out of skins, leaving a wall ½-inch thick.
  7. (reserve scooped out flesh for another use.
  8. ) cut each sweet potato shell lengthwise into ½-inch-wide wedges.
  9. Combine olive oil, herbs, sea salt and pepper in a large bowl.
  10. Add potato skins to herbed oil mixture and gently toss to combine.
  11. Place on a baking sheet and broil 4 – 5 inches from the top for 4 to 6 minutes, or until piping hot.

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