Oven-roasted sweet potatoes
Make perfectly roasted sweet potatoes that are fluffy on the inside and lightly browned at the edges for a colourful side dish. Add a few sliced red onions to the roasting tin, if you like
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 4sweet potatoes (about 1.2kg), peeled
- 2tbsp olive oil
- sliced red onions, unpeeled garlic cloves, thyme sprigs or other veg or herbs of your choice (optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oven to 230C/210C fan/gas 8. Chop the sweet potatoes into 2-3cm cubes.Step 2
Tip into a large, shallow roasting tin, drizzle with the oil and season with salt and pepper. If you're adding additional veg or herbs, such as sliced red onions, garlic cloves and thyme, tip these in as well. Toss everything together to coat in the oil, then roast for 20 mins. Toss again to ensure the potatoes cook evenly, and roast for another 15-20 mins until the potatoes are lightly browned on the outside and tender when pierced with a fork or knife.