Sesame Roasted Sweet Potatoes

These roasted sweet potatoes are easy to make and cook quickly in the oven, cut this way. Tender inside, well caramelised outside.

For a fuller meal, add a meat of your choosing, a roast chicken or something grilled. For vegetarians and vegans, well-seasoned tofu seems just the thing.

The paprika adds a small Spanish touch with its gentle smokiness, and the marriage of all these flavours is exceptional!

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What you need to make this sesame roasted sweet potatoes:

Sweet potatoes — the base of the dish: choose ones of the same size so the rounds cook evenly.
Olive oil — for brushing the rounds before roasting and getting a good caramelisation.
Smoked paprika — adds a small Spanish touch with its gentle smokiness.
Tahini dressing — a clever alternative to sour cream: it goes over the rounds fresh out of the oven.
Sesame seeds — for crunch and a toasted note when serving.
Sesame oil — added at plating only: high roasting heat strips its scent.
Fresh dill — brings a freshness that balances the sweetness of the potatoes and the richness of the tahini.
Salt and pepper — spread over both faces before roasting.

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Why these sesame roasted sweet potatoes must be on your menu!

Quick and easy: Sliced into rounds, the sweet potatoes cook in barely 25 to 30 minutes.
A side dish that needs very little watching.
A flavour pairing that works: Smoked paprika, tahini and dill go together beautifully.
Every bite combines sweetness, smokiness and freshness.
Fits every diet: Add a roast chicken or something grilled for a fuller meal, or well-seasoned tofu for a vegetarian and vegan version.
There is something in it for everyone.
The tahini dressing changes everything: It stands in beautifully for sour cream.
Lighter, and just as rich.

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Sesame Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Rounds of sweet potato roasted with smoked paprika, dressed with tahini sauce, sesame and dill.

Prep 15 min

Cook 30 min

Total time 45 min

Course: Sides Cuisine: Middle Eastern Keyword: Roasted sweet potatoes Calories:

Ingredients

Servings: 5 servings

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 220 °C (425 °F).
Line a baking tray with parchment and lay out the sweet potato rounds.
Brush the upward face with olive oil, paprika, salt and pepper, then turn them over and do the same.
Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork. Take out of the oven.
Arrange 3 or 4 rounds on each plate, spoon over the tahini dressing and scatter with sesame seeds and dill. Serve hot.

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Tips

Choose sweet potatoes of the same size: otherwise the thin rounds burn before the thick ones are done.
Season both faces before roasting, not only the top.
The sesame oil goes on at plating, not into the roasting: high heat strips its scent.
The tahini dressing stands in very well for sour cream.

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