Sunday, May 1, 2011

The delicious sweet potato









Growing up, I only saw sweet potatoes mashed and topped with sugar and gooey marshmallows or baked and loaded with butter and cinnamon sugar.  These days, I have come to love the simple and subtle flavors of this starchy vegetable in dishes that actually retain its integrity.  Now, rather than making mashed sweet potatoes overpowered by cream, butter, sugar or marshmallows, I've decided to create a lighter, healthier (but just as delicious) version.



Ingredients:
1 medium sweet potato
2 tsp plain yogurt
1/2 tsp olive oil
dash cinnamon (to taste)
salt (to taste)

Method:
1) Preheat oven to 350
2) Scrub sweet potato and poke holes with fork
3) Bake for 55 minutes in oven, until soft
4) Top with dollop of yogurt, olive oil, cinnamon and salt, or 
   combine all ingredients until smooth



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