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Sweet Potato Wedges with Peanut Sauce

A delicious appetizer or dinner featuring roasted sweet potatoes smothered with an easy peanut sauce and peanut granola.

Ingredients

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Sweet Potatoes:

  • 1 large sweet potato
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Peanut Granola:

  • 1/4 cup raw peanuts
  • 1/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 1 tablespoon brown rice syrup
  • Pinch of salt

For Serving:

  • [url]1 recipe for peanut sauce∞https://naturallyella.com/peanut-sauce-cooking-component/[/url]
  • Cilantro, for serving
  • Scallions for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400˚F. Cut the sweet potato into ½” thick wedges and toss with peanut oil and salt. Spread into a single layer on a sheet tray and roast until tender and browning; 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Place the peanuts and rolled oats on a cutting board. Roughly chop until the peanuts are in smaller pieces. Place on a tray covered with parchment paper and add the 1 tablespoon peanut oil, brown rice syrup, and a pinch of salt. Stir until well combined. Bake until browning, 15 minutes or so, stirring a couple times during cooking.
  • While the sweet potatoes cook, whisk together the ingredients for the sauce.
  • Once the sweet potatoes are done, place on a plate and drizzle with peanut sauce, granola, cilantro, and scallions.

Notes

Tips & Tricks: Make the peanut sauce and granola ahead of time. Also you will have leftover peanut sauce- use it as a dip or sauce!

Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need: sweet potatoes, soy sauce, oats