Roasted Garlic Sweet Potatoes

Simple, delicious and healthy, these roasted garlic sweet potatoes are my absolute favourite side dish. There are many ways to roast sweet potatoes and I would love for you to try this method because they are SO SO tasty! This sweet potato recipe is paleo, Whole30, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan. 

Today, we are going back to basics. I am going to share with you my favourite ways to roast sweet potatoes. It’s super simple but with a few little tricks, you will discover the tastiest roasted sweet potatoes on the planet!

TIPS FOR BEST ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

As with most recipes, the flavour really begins with the produce. While it’s not essential to get organic sweet potatoes to achieve success with this recipe, I have tried it multiple times with regular and organic sweet potatoes, and the latter win in taste every time! So, if you can, go organic.

Secondly, I love using coconut oil and I think it really adds to the flavour but you can also use some ghee, butter or regular olive oil while roasting the potatoes. 

USING GARLIC IN SWEET POTATOES

Garlic and sea salt are essential if you want to get the right result. I used to simply sprinkle my potatoes with salt and pepper but then I picked up a little trick from a friend and it changed the way I made sweet potatoes.

By inserting pieces of garlic inside the almost cooked sweet potatoes, you get that lovely roasted garlic flavour and aroma right through the flesh of the potato and they turn into the most delicious bites ever.

You need to make sure to cut the sweet potatoes into thick enough slices, so you have enough flesh to insert the garlic in and you have to cut the garlic into big enough pieces so that it doesn’t break when you try to insert it. That’s also the reason why the potatoes are pre-roasted first: to soften the flesh.

MAKE IT AHEAD 

I often make a large tray of these sweet potatoes and they keep marvellously in the fridge for a couple of days. I use them in salads, serve for breakfast with eggs or simply with some smoked salmon or crispy bacon (great AIP breakfast!) or as a side dish for dinner.

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