This oven roasted purple sweet potato dish is the perfect way to get some color on your plate. It's sweet, spicy, tender and absolutely packed with nutrients.
Serve it as a side to go with your grilled meats and they're sure to stand out! If you love potato sides, you've also got to try my Mexican roasted potatoes that are an absolute banger and perfect for grain bowls and salads!
Potatoes are one of the simplest and most versatile side dishes ever- in my opinion. I've tried quite a bit of recipes using them in the last couple of months- everything from spicy Schezwan potatoes and potato Vindaloo to the classics like Mexican baked potato (which actually inspired me to try this recipe).
This one's perfect for all those holiday roasts and meats you're making, and is an absolute stunner!
Quick Look
- 🔪Prep time: 5 min.
- ⏲️Cook time: 40 min.
- 👪 Servings: 2.
- 📋Main ingredients: Purple sweet potato, seasonings, lime juice, honey, oil, cilantro.
- ♨️Cooking method: Slice a sweet potato and coat in oil and seasonings 🡢 roast for 40 minutes 🡢 drizzle honey, lime juice and top with cilantro.
- ⭐Difficulty: Easy.
- 🥣Serving ideas: Add chopped roasted purple sweet potatoes as a topping into your grain bowls and salads like chickpea egg salad.
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What's So Great About the Recipe?
- They look absolutely stunning! If you're entertaining, they're the perfect side to make and serve- they're sure to make an impression.
- They're versatile and easy to make- just like my Brabant potatoes. The flavors are subtle and classic, which means you can pair them with pretty much any of your favorite mains.
Recipe Ingredients
Purple sweet potato: Stokes purple sweet potatoes are best to use here! They have a bright purple inside and are rich in antioxidants.
Honey: Just a dash, for sweetness. I like to use my habanero infused hot honey sometimes for that additional kick.
Lime juice: For that citrusy zing.
Seasonings: I kept it simple and used a bit of salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and some of my homemade
Oil: Any regular cooking oil works! Use lemon infused olive oil to amplify the citrusy flavor.
Cilantro: Chopped fresh, to garnish.
See recipe card for quantities.
Tajin powder seasoning enhances the flavor of food and turns them into something extraordinary. It delivers the right amount of "zing", an extra pop of flavor to almost any dish.
Substitutions & Variations
- Experiment with different seasonings to bring flavor variations to the sweet potato. You can try using peri peri seasoning or even some classic Italian seasoning if you want to keep it simple.
- For additional flavor, season the sweet potatoes with an infused salt instead of regular salt. I like using my citrus salt or garlic parsley salt here, and occasionally, when I want to make it spicy, I use my jalapeno infused salt.
How to Make Roasted Purple Sweet Potato
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Halve a sweet potato and score it on the inside. Rub oil all over its surface and season with the seasonings of your choice.
Step 2: Roast for about 40 minutes, remove and check for doneness. Finish up with some freshly squeezed lime juice, a drizzle of honey and chopped cilantro.
💭Top Tip
If you have one, use a cast iron skillet instead of a baking sheet. This will help the skin on the sweet potatoes get nice and crispy.
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Tips & Tricks to Nail the Recipe
- If you want to speed up the cooking, peel and chop the sweet potatoes into cubes, toss them in the honey, seasonings and oil and then roast them. They'll turn nice and crispy too and will cook way quicker.
- For that nice earthy flavor, you can also use some ground cumin to season the potatoes. I did this when I made my Indian roasted sweet potatoes and they turned out SO good.
- If you have small sized potatoes, they may take less time to cook through- around 30-35 minutes.
- You can also cook them whole if you want to! Poke holes in the whole sweet potatoes with a fork and bake until they're tender on the inside, then slice them lengthwise to open them up a bit and top them with your choice of toppings and seasonings like a pat of classic hot honey butter or some Pesto butter or Cajun butter if you're in the mood for something extra.
How to Serve Roasted Purple Sweet Potatoes
Serve these oven roasted purple sweet potatoes with your meaty mains to make a hearty, filling meal. If you're a vegetarian, it can be a great side with any tofu or vegetarian protein of your choice. I love teaming it up with my baked Teriyaki tofu.
Another excellent idea is to top the sweet potato halves with some homemade Italian sausage or shredded chicken, a hot sauce or drizzle of your choice, some shredded cheese and some quick pickled veggies.
Troubleshooting and FAQs
It takes anywhere between 40 minutes to 1 hour to roast them perfectly, depending on their size.
You can store the leftovers in an airtight container for 2-3 days in the refrigerator.
To reheat leftovers, pop them in the microwave or a preheated oven for a few minutes until they warm up nicely.
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Roasted Purple Sweet Potato
Ingredients
- 1 purple sweet potato
- ½ teaspoon Tajin
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 tablespoon cilantro chopped
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Halve a sweet potato and score it on the inside.
- Rub oil all over its surface and season with the seasonings of your choice.
- Roast for about 40 minutes, remove and check for doneness.
- Finish up with some freshly squeezed lime juice, a drizzle of honey and chopped cilantro.
Notes
- If you have one, use a cast iron skillet instead of a baking sheet. This will help the skin on the sweet potatoes get nice and crispy.
- If you want to speed up the cooking, peel and chop the sweet potatoes into cubes, toss them in the honey, seasonings and oil and then roast them. They'll turn nice and crispy too and will cook way quicker.
- If you have small sized potatoes, they may take less time to cook through- around 30-35 minutes.
