baked sweet potato Archives - Lemony Thyme http://www.lemonythyme.com/tag/baked-sweet-potato/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:29:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.lemonythyme.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-5_thyme_green-1.png?fit=32%2C32 baked sweet potato Archives - Lemony Thyme http://www.lemonythyme.com/tag/baked-sweet-potato/ 32 32 56064040 Baked Sweet Potato with Roasted Grapes & Honey Ricotta http://www.lemonythyme.com/baked-sweet-potato-with-roasted-grapes-honey-ricotta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baked-sweet-potato-with-roasted-grapes-honey-ricotta http://www.lemonythyme.com/baked-sweet-potato-with-roasted-grapes-honey-ricotta/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:01:30 +0000 http://www.lemonythyme.com/?p=16793 Baked Sweet Potato with Roasted Grapes & Ricotta Honey all begins with a Perfectly Baked Potato.  From there prepare for a flavor bonanza. On their own, tender baked sweet potatoes take on a lovely caramelized flavor.  Mash them with a little butter seasoned with nutmeg and cinnamon and they become very, very comfortable. Roasted grapes.  Holy WOW!  From the moment I first saw this recipe I couldn’t wait to try my hand at roasting grapes.  I had no idea that what had intrigued me would so captivate my taste buds.  When roasted, the sweet flavor of the grapes becomes nicely concentrated.  Like little bites of the most delicious jam. I’m already thinking about the next thing I want to top with these sweet gems.

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Baked Sweet Potato with Roasted Grapes & Ricotta Honey all begins with a Perfectly Baked Potato.  From there prepare for a flavor bonanza.

On their own, tender baked sweet potatoes take on a lovely caramelized flavor.  Mash them with a little butter seasoned with nutmeg and cinnamon and they become very, very comfortable.

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Roasted grapes.  Holy WOW!  From the moment I first saw this recipe I couldn’t wait to try my hand at roasting grapes.  I had no idea that what had intrigued me would so captivate my taste buds.  When roasted, the sweet flavor of the grapes becomes nicely concentrated.  Like little bites of the most delicious jam.

I’m already thinking about the next thing I want to top with these sweet gems.

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Baked Sweet Potato with Roasted Grapes & Honey Ricotta

Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 2
Author inspired by Food & Wine

Ingredients

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • 1 cup red seedless grapes
  • drizzle of sunflower or other high heat oil
  • 1 Tbl. butter
  • pinch cinnamon
  • pinch nutmeg
  • salt & pepper
  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
  • 3 Tbl. honey divided

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. With a fork poke sweet potatoes in 3-4 places. Wrap in aluminum foil. Spread grapes on a shallow baking sheet and drizzle with sunflower oil.
  • Place potatoes and grapes in oven and bake for 15 minutes, or until grapes begin to burst. Remove grapes and allow to cool to room temperature while sweet potato continues baking, about 30 minutes or until potato is soft.
  • To serve, cut the top third off each sweet potato and scoop out their flesh. Mash with butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt & pepper. Return potato to two larger skins. Mix ricotta cheese with 2 Tbl. honey. Spoon equally onto potato halves. Top each potato with a spoonful of roasted grapes and a drizzle of honey.

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]]> http://www.lemonythyme.com/baked-sweet-potato-with-roasted-grapes-honey-ricotta/feed/ 1 16793 Baked Sweet Potato {with Curried Chicken} http://www.lemonythyme.com/baked-sweet-potato-with-curried-chicken/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baked-sweet-potato-with-curried-chicken http://www.lemonythyme.com/baked-sweet-potato-with-curried-chicken/#respond Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:16:35 +0000 http://www.lemonythyme.com/?p=16050 A Perfectly Baked Sweet Potato is like a soft woven picnic blanket.  No matter what you lay on top of it, the result is dreamy.  We made Chicken Butter Masala for dinner….speaking of dreamy.  I’ve yet to capture this recipe and share it, however I’ll give you a shortened version for purposes of Baked Sweet Potato {with Curried Chicken}. Every Winter Thyme Spice Exploration should include an Indian dish or two.  It was a couple Christmases ago when I entered Whole Foods, unprepared and in desperate need of a Santa Score.  With complete confidence in our ability (and some selfish motivation on my part) Christmas stockings were filled with Indian spices, pastes, and even recipes (thanks to the wonderful lady at Whole Foods who sensed I was totally lost in the Indian isle and took me under her wing).  We have since enjoyed Vindaloo, Masala, and Tandoori recipes and discovered how Cardamom can transform a dish, including Baked Sweet Potato with Curried Chicken. To make this simple curried chicken we slow cooked a boneless skinless chicken breast in 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1/2 cup tomato puree, 1/2 cup chicken broth (or water), 1/2 tsp. curry powder, 1/2 tsp. garam masala, salt and pepper to taste.  Then shredded it and served it over our sweet potato with a sprinkling of fresh cilantro.

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A Perfectly Baked Sweet Potato is like a soft woven picnic blanket.  No matter what you lay on top of it, the result is dreamy.  We made Chicken Butter Masala for dinner….speaking of dreamy.  I’ve yet to capture this recipe and share it, however I’ll give you a shortened version for purposes of Baked Sweet Potato {with Curried Chicken}.

Every Winter Thyme Spice Exploration should include an Indian dish or two.  It was a couple Christmases ago when I entered Whole Foods, unprepared and in desperate need of a Santa Score.  With complete confidence in our ability (and some selfish motivation on my part) Christmas stockings were filled with Indian spices, pastes, and even recipes (thanks to the wonderful lady at Whole Foods who sensed I was totally lost in the Indian isle and took me under her wing).  We have since enjoyed Vindaloo, Masala, and Tandoori recipes and discovered how Cardamom can transform a dish, including Baked Sweet Potato with Curried Chicken.

To make this simple curried chicken we slow cooked a boneless skinless chicken breast in 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1/2 cup tomato puree, 1/2 cup chicken broth (or water), 1/2 tsp. curry powder, 1/2 tsp. garam masala, salt and pepper to taste.  Then shredded it and served it over our sweet potato with a sprinkling of fresh cilantro.

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