Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Sweet Miso-Scallion Butter
Sweet potatoes are roasted in the oven, then smeared with a sweet and savory miso butter.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 2sweet potatoes, halved lengthwise
- 2teaspoons olive oil
- 2tablespoons coconut oil
- ¼cup diced sweet onion
- 1tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
- 1tablespoon white (shiro) miso
- 1tablespoon soy sauce
- 2tablespoons brown sugar
- 1scallion, sliced
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.Step 2
Brush cut sides of sweet potatoes with olive oil. Lay cut side-down onto the baking sheet. Brush skins with olive oil.Step 3
Roast in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 35 minutes.Step 4
Meanwhile, prepare miso-scallion butter. Warm coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and ginger and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add miso, pressing miso against the saucepan with the back of a spoon to soften. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, and scallion.Step 5
Heat over low, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely melted and mixture is warmed through, about 3 minutes. Do not boil.Step 6
Remove sweet potatoes from the oven and flip over. Cut a slit into the sweet potato flesh and spoon miso butter over the top.