Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Sweet Miso-Scallion Butter

Sweet potatoes are roasted in the oven, then smeared with a sweet and savory miso butter.

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 2 sweet potatoes, halved lengthwise
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 0.25 cup diced sweet onion
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 tablespoon white (shiro) miso
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 scallion, sliced

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
2. Brush cut sides of sweet potatoes with olive oil. Lay cut side-down onto the baking sheet. Brush skins with olive oil.
3. Roast in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 35 minutes.
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.
5. Heat over low, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely melted and mixture is warmed through, about 3 minutes. Do not boil.
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.