Sweet Potato Oven Fries

Name: Sweet Potato Oven Fries
Yield: Makes 6 Servings
Ingredients: Parmesan cheese, 3 Tbsp freshly grated; coarse sea salt, ¼ tsp; orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, 2 lb (1 kg); olive oil, 2 Tbsp; fresh flat-leaf parsley, 2 Tbsp chopped; garlic, 1 clove, minced

Preparation info

Makes
6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Healthy in a Hurry

By Karen Ansel and Charity Ferreira

Published 2012

About

Serve these enticing oven fries as an after-school snack or a side dish—they go equally well with sandwiches and turkey burgers or roast chicken and fish. Use organic sweet potatoes, if possible, since they are not peeled. If you’re not a fan of raw garlic, feel free to omit it.

Ingredients

orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, 2 lb (1 kg)
olive oil, 2 Tbsp

Side dish
Snack
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
Scrub, rinse, and dry sweet potatoes; do not peel. Cut lengthwise into slices ½ inch (12 mm) thick, then cut each slice into batons about ¼ inch (6 mm) wide and 3 inches (7.5 cm) long.
Pile potatoes on a large r