Roasted Sweet Potato Spears Recipes

SWEET & WHITE POTATO SPEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Toss potatoes with dressing.
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet or 15"x10"x1" baking pan.
• Cook 30 minutes. Turn potatoes, and cook an additional 30 minutes, sprinkling with cheese during the last 5 minutes of baking.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle parsley over potatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
• Makes 8 servings.

HONEY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Toss sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup honey, and olive oil together in a bowl until potatoes are completely coated. Spread potatoes out on a baking sheet and drizzle any remaining olive oil mixture over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet, 5 to 10 minutes; dust potatoes with cinnamon. Transfer sweet potatoes to plates and drizzle with remaining honey.

ROASTED SWEET-POTATO SPEARS WITH BACON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Peel sweet potatoes, then cut each lengthwise into 6 spears. Cut spears in half crosswise if desired, then arrange in 1 layer in a large (17- by 12-inch) shallow baking pan.
• Cook bacon in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until browned and crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, then pour bacon fat through a fine-mesh sieve onto potato spears and toss with 2 spatulas to coat. Sprinkle spears with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and roast (uncovered), turning every 15 to 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender and edges are browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Transfer to a serving dish.
• Return bacon to cleaned skillet, then add oil and heat over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Stir in white part of scallions and remove from heat. Stir in vinegar, water, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and pour over potato spears. Sprinkle potatoes with scallion greens and serve warm.

OVEN ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Mix sweet potatoes, sweet onion, and garlic in a bowl. Drizzle olive oil over the mixture and toss to coat; pour into a shallow roasting pan.
• Roast sweet potato mixture in preheated oven, turning frequently, until the vegetables are soft and golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Drizzle balsamic vinegar over the vegetables; season with salt and pepper.

MOLASSES HORSERADISH SWEET POTATO SPEARS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
• If potato spears are very long, halve them diagonally. Toss potatoes with oil and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, then spread in 1 layer in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep). Roast in lower third of oven, turning once or twice, until tender, 18 to 22 minutes. Leave oven on.
• While potatoes roast, bring butter, molasses, horseradish (with juice), and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, stirring, then reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a blender and purée 30 seconds (use caution when blending hot liquids). Pour glaze through a fine-mesh sieve into a heatproof bowl, pressing on and discarding solids. Drizzle glaze over cooked sweet potatoes and gently toss until coated.
• Just before serving, bake glazed sweet potatoes in lower third of oven until hot, 3 to 5 minutes.