Salt-Baked Sweet Potatoes
- 3 medium white- or orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp. coarse sea salt
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 medium onion, quartered and thinly sliced (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
- 1 Tbs. white wine vinegar
- 1 large or 2 small grapefruit, cut into segments (1 cup)
- 3 Tbs. chopped black olives
- 3 Tbs. toasted walnut pieces
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche
- 1 cup arugula
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Prick sweet potatoes all over with fork, place on baking sheet, and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Bake 1 hour, or until sweet potatoes are tender.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion and turmeric, and saute 7 minutes, or until onion is soft and translucent.
- Stir in vinegar, and cook 1 minute, adding 1 to 2 Tbs.
- water if pan dries too quickly.
- Set aside.
- Slice cooked sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, and fluff flesh with fork.
- Season with salt, if desired.
- Transfer to platter, and sprinkle with grapefruit segments, olives, and walnuts.
- Dollop with creme fraiche, and tuck arugula around sweet potatoes.
white, coarse sea salt, olive oil, onion, ground turmeric, white wine vinegar, black olives, creme fraiche, arugula
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/salt-baked-sweet-potatoes/ (may not work)