Let’s get cozy with this perfect fall recipe: toasty roasted sweet potatoes, spiced with cumin and paprika, served with gobs of creamy yogurt and a piquant lime, cilantro, and pine nut sauce.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Yogurt and Cilantro Lime Gremolata

Course: SidesDifficulty: Easy

Servings

2-4

side servings

Total time

minutes

Let’s get cozy with this perfect fall recipe: toasty roasted sweet potatoes, spiced with cumin and paprika, served with gobs of creamy yogurt and a piquant lime, cilantro, and pine nut sauce.

Ingredients

For the roasted sweet potatoes
2 pounds sweet potatoes
½ tsp cumin
¼ tsp smoked paprika
¼ tsp berbere (or another warm spice of your choice)
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Labneh or full fat yogurt, for serving
For the cilantro lime gremolata
Shy of ½ cup finely chopped cilantro, loosely packed
1 small clove of garlic, finely minced
Zest of 1 lime
Juice of 2 limes
2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
4 tbsp olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut the sweet potatoes into even-ish wedges and place in a bowl. Combine with the spices, salt and pepper to taste, and enough oil to generously coat. Spread evenly out on a baking sheet, ensuring that no sweet potatoes are touching– this will cause them to steam and get soggy.
Place the basking sheet in the oven. Roasting times will vary by oven. Flip the sweet potatoes after 10-15 minutes. Start checking for doneness around 25 minutes. They could take up to 35 or even 40 minutes.
While the sweet potatoes roast, combine all the ingredients for the cilantro lime gremolata in a bowl. Stir to combine, then taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
When the sweet potatoes are fork tender and browned on the outside, remove from the oven. Let cool for 5 or so minutes.
Spread a generous amount of yogurt or labneh on the bottom of a serving dish and place the sweet potatoes on top. Top with a generous drizzle of the cilantro lime gremolata and extra flakey sea salt.

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