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Sesame Sweet Potato Wedges

13 February 2010 9 Comments

I’m totally obsessed with yams and sweet potatoes, as ya’ll probably know, and here’s one more recipe for when I have to satisfy my craving! These are sesame baked yam fried and they are served with an almond butter dipping sauce. I recently made an almond butter dipping sauce to use with my spring rolls, and it was quite different to the one used in this recipe. This one, to me, tasted just like ketchup, so I added some ginger to try and make it taste a bit more interesting without being overpowering. This made a great 2 am snack ;)

Sesame Sweet Potato Wedges with Almond Dipping Sauce

  • 4 medium sweet potatoes, cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • sea salt
  • chopped cilantro

Preheat oven to 400F.

Arrange the potatoes in a single layer on a lined baking tray. Drizzle with the olive oil and sesame oil, sesame seeds, and salt.

Bake in the oven for approximately 35 minutes until tender.

Almond Dipping Sauce

  • 2 tbsp almond butter
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • red chili flakes, to your liking
  • 1-2 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tbsp ketchup
  • 1-2 tsp fresh grated ginger
  • sea salt and pepper

Whisk all ingredients together well, and add 1/4 cup of hot water, blend until smooth. Pour into a saucepan and heat gently.

Sprinkle the cilantro over the potato wedges, and serve with dipping sauce. Enjoy!

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9 Comments »

  • Meghan (Making Love In The Kitchen said:
    This looks perfectly amazing. I definitely have to try this one.
    # 14 February 2010 at 9:00 am
  • Jennifer said:
    Meghan is right! This looks SENSATIONAL. :)
    # 14 February 2010 at 9:17 pm
  • Sophie said:
    MMMMMMMMMM,..these sweet potato wedges with the sesame seeds look excellent & that dipping sauce is apart & looking good,…

    Are enjoying the Winter Olympics in Vancouver??? I just gave you an AWARD!!!

    Why?? You can read it @ my latest post, Koko!! Congrats!

    # 15 February 2010 at 3:46 am
  • Koko said:
    Thank you Meghan, Jennifer, and Sophie!!

    Sophie- I’m loving having the Olympics in town! It’s so exciting, and there are so many people and fun events going on everywhere you look. Thanks for the award, too!!!

    # 15 February 2010 at 2:04 pm
  • Juliana said:
    I have some sweet potatoes in my basket…you just gave me the right recipe to cook them…looks delicious!
    # 16 February 2010 at 3:15 pm
  • Bett said:
    Looks yummy and GOOD (as in good for me)

    I think I will put the ketchup on the side, not in the sauce, at least to start with. It really is so powerful.

    Thanks for a great and inspirational recipe! I think I’m going to make this and have it with Avocado with agave and lime (URL below) which is just SO GOOD

    http://www.instructables.com/id/Avocado-with-agave-and-lime/

    # 27 February 2010 at 5:45 pm
  • Mark Hamelin said:
    Trish and I made these with dinner last night. Amazing!
    Trish got up from the table half way through dinner to add more sweet potato to the shopping list.
    Thanks Koko. Cheers from Winterpeg!
    # 2 March 2010 at 5:55 pm
  • Koko said:
    Thanks Juliana and Bett!

    Mark- I’m so glad to hear that! You made my day :-)

    # 2 March 2010 at 9:13 pm
  • tasteofbeirut said:
    Koko

    this is a yummy recipe that i will make next time I get sweet potatoes! (salivating at the thought!)

    # 11 April 2010 at 2:59 am

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