Baked Sweet Potatoes With Yogurt Rice Topping Recipes

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH YOGURT AND SESAME SEEDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450. Coat sweet potatoes with a very light drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt. Roast the potatoes, wrapped in foil, until totally tender. Switch oven to broil, remove potatoes from foil and blister under broiler until lightly charred. Cool to room temperature, and then cut in half or in 1/2-inch rounds. Set aside.
• Mix together yogurt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and half the olive oil until smooth. Divide between 4 plates.
• Mix remaining lemon, olive oil and other ingredients into a salsa, and adjust seasoning with kosher salt.
• Warm sweet potatoes in oven, then plate each half (or an even number of rounds). Top with salsa and sprinkle with Maldon salt. A little additional oil is good, too.

SWEET POTATOES WITH YOGURT AND CILANTRO-CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine 1/4 cup oil, the honey, juice from 1 lime, a large pinch of salt and pepper to taste, and toss with potato wedges. Spread in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet, bake until tender and lightly browned in spots, 45 to 55 minutes. Sprinkle with additional salt to taste.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor, pulse to combine 1/3 cup oil, the cilantro, chiles, garlic, almonds, juice from remaining lime, vinegar and a large pinch of salt, until it forms a chunky purée. Taste and add more salt if needed.
• Spoon the sauce over the potatoes, dollop with some yogurt, drizzle with oil, and serve with any remaining yogurt on the side.

BAKED SWEET POTATO WITH HONEY YOGURT AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Scrub the sweet potato under running water. Dry and wrap in foil.
• Bake in a 400-degree oven for 40-45 minutes or until soft.
• In the meantime, mix the yogurt, honey and mustard together. (*mustard is optional in this step, but is best to use mustard the first time to determine if you like that flavor*).
• Set aside.
• Put the walnuts on a small baking sheet or pie plate. Toast them in the oven for 5-7 minutes near the end of the sweet potato cooking time. Shake them occasionally and watch them so they don't burn.
• To serve, cut the sweet potato in half, spoon with the yogurt sauce and sprinkle with the toasted walnuts.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Rub sweet potato skins with salad oil. Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until soft.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine cream cheese, brown sugar, margarine, vanilla, salt and pepper.
• Cut potatoes in half and scoop flesh into the bowl with the other ingredients. Mix well and fold in walnuts. Spoon mixture into potato skins.
• Bake for 5 minutes, or until heated through.

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES TOPPED WITH CURRIED YOGURT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray small baking sheet with nonstick spray. Drizzle cut sides of sweet potatoes with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place potatoes, cut side down, on prepared sheet. Roast until tender and brown, about 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Stir curry powder in small skillet over medium-low heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Mix nonfat yogurt, tomato, fresh cilantro, and curry powder in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Roasted sweet potatoes and yogurt topping can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.) Serve sweet potatoes cold or at room temperature topped with chilled yogurt topping and chopped green onions.

TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES FROM VOSKOS®

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with foil. Prick each sweet potato twice with a fork. Place the sweet potatoes on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or just until tender. Remove potatoes from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
• Cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the cooked pulp from six of the sweet potato halves, leaving shells about 1/4 inch thick and reserving pulp in a large bowl. Remove all the pulp from the remaining sweet potatoes, discarding skins. Add one of the containers of VOSKOS® Nonfat Honey Greek Yogurt, the butter, cinnamon, salt, and pepper to the pulp and mash with a potato masher until the mixture is fairly smooth.
• Using a spoon, fill the six shells with mashed potato mixture. Transfer the filled sweet potato shells to a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through. Combine the remaining container of yogurt with the orange peel, and orange juice in a small bowl. Top sweet potatoes with orange-yogurt mixture and sprinkle with pecans.

BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH YOGURT-RICE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Score the surface of the sweet potatoes several times with a fork, then bake in an oven-proof pan about 35 to 40 minutes or until tender.
• Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, combine yogurt, rice, apricots, salt & pepper.
• When potatoes are done & cool enough to be handled, slit each one down the middle & EITHER remove several tablespoons of flesh to make room for the filling, OR slit each potato enough so that they can be opened enough to contain the filling.
• Set opened potatoes on a serving platter & spoon filling into the opening on top of each potato.
• Garnish with toasted pecans & serve!