Tropical Sweet Potatoes with Macadamia Dukkah

These roasted tropical sweet potatoes have Hawaiian-inspired flavors, a creamy herb sauce, and a very unique macadamia dukkah topping. They're a major upgrade to classic, boring, sugary sweet potato dishes.

Ingredients

For the Potatoes

  • Two orange sweet potatoes
  • Two purple sweet potatoes
  • Oil of choice for cooking
  • Generous salt and pepper

For the Macadamia Dukkah

  • 0.5 c roasted macadamia nuts
  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 0.5 tsp cumin
  • 0.25 tsp sea salt
  • Zest of a lime

For the Herb Sauce

  • 0.25 c unflavored, unsweetened yogurt of choice
  • Juice of a lime
  • 0.25 c fresh cilantro
  • 0.25 c fresh mint

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425.
  2. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into rounds about a quarter of an inch thick.
  3. Roast the potato rounds on a well-oiled baking sheet with generous salt and pepper for 20-30 minutes until tender.
  4. To prepare the dukkah, combine all of the ingredients in a small food processor and pulse until the texture is coarse and crumbly.
  5. To prepare the sauce, combine all of the ingredients in a small food processor and blend until smooth.
  6. To serve, lay the sweet potato rounds on a serving platter. Sprinkle generously with dukkah, then drizzle with sauce. Serve extra dukkah and sauce on the side.