Savory Sweet Potatoes

I've been eating healthy recently and would like to add sweet potatoes to my diet since they are quite nutritious. Although I'm not a picky eater, the semi sweetness of this variety isn't appetizing to me. Does anyone have any suggestions or recipes to help them taste more savory? Thanks in advance!

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reddig33@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
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coolkicks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Exact same opinion on sweet potatoes, and have found a few uses I enjoy.

The sweetness can handle curries quite well. Sweet potato and chickpea curry is quite nice.

Pulled pork/carnitas something similar with goat cheese on a sweet potato is transcendent.

A root veggie roast with potatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes tossed in olive oil, sea salt and Aleppo pepper is also a total banger.

That’s about all I’ve found that I like. Hopefully someone else chimes in with some good ideas.

WeeSheep@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Salt, pepper, garlic, chipotle, coriander. If you don't like the sweetness but want varied carbohydrates you could try green (not yellow, those are much sweeter) plantains prepared similarly. Non-sweet winter squash might also also be a good choice for you, acorn I think it's the most popular. It goes wonderfully in Curry or stew. You may also appreciate celery root prepared like mashed potatoes (that's the only way I've had it).

pslightlypsycho47@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Hmm interesting. Haven't made squash before. I'll keep that in mind.