Think of these as healthy sweet potato fries, but way, way, better!
Meet The Daily Kale’s Grilled Sweet Potato + Cilantro Lime Crema — The snack/side dish or even main course that you never knew you needed! Gluten-free (and easily made vegan by using plant-based sour cream), these grilled pieces of sweet potato are pure heaven once drizzled with the Cilantro Lime Crema.
As a bonus, you are going to want to use this Cilantro Lime Crema on just about anything (think the perfect drizzle for your next Taco Tuesday night).
The Daily Kale’s Grilled Sweet Potato + Cilantro Lime Crema
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes
- 3 sweet potatoes
- pinch of paprika, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and salt
- avocado oil
Cilantro Lime Crema
- 5 tbsp. sour cream
- 1/2 jalapeño, If you don’t like spicy, don’t add the jalapeño
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- juice of 1/2 of lime
- 2 cloves of garlic
- salt to taste
Garnish
- 4 tbsp. pumpkin seeds
Instructions
Sweet Potatoes
- Place whole sweet potatoes in a pot and cover them with water. Add a little salt. Bring to a boil.
- Cook for about 10 minutes (or until you can put a fork in it but still has a bit of resistance -don’t want it to be mushy, but needs to be somewhat soft-ish)
- Drain and let cool. Slice sweet potato in half, then cut into wedges.
- Coat the wedges with a little avocado oil and then add your spices. Grill each side for 3-5 minutes or until grill marks appear.
Cilantro Lime Crema
- Blend ingredients from the above recipe until silky smooth.
Serving
- Serve with the cilantro lime crema (recipe above), toasted pumpkin seeds, and cilantro. Or just serve them as is with your favorite dipping sauce!
Enjoy!
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Recipe by The Daily Kale
