Sweet potatoes grilled with a Cilantro-Lime Dressing

Have you ever tried grilling sweet potato? It’s quick and easy. You just peel the sweet potato, slice them into 1/4-inch slices, paint them with olive oil, sprinkle on some salt, and place on a hot grill. To serve, you want to slather them with some sort of vinaigrette—olive oil to keep them from tasting too dry, and an acid like lime juice or lemon juice to balance the sweetness of the sweet potatoes. We played around a bit with this recipe, after thinking we had “discovered” the wonderful combination of lime, cilantro, and sweet potatoes, only to find out many others have made a similar discovery. It’s a great combination!

Ingredients:

2 pounds sweet potato
3 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro (including tender stems)
1 teaspoon lime zest or lemon zest
2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Pinch salt

How to Make Sweet Potatoes:

1. Prepare the grill, prep the sweet potatoes:
Prepare your grill for hot, direct heat. While the grill is heating up, peel them and slice lengthwise, or on a diagonal, into 1/4 inch-thick pieces. Coat the sweet potato slices with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with Kosher salt.

2. Make cilantro lime dressing:
Combine all of the dressing ingredients into a small bowl.

3. Grill the sweet potato:
Once the grill is hot, lay the sweet potato pieces down onto the grill grates. Cover the grill and cook until each side gets some grill marks, between 3-6 minutes for each side, depending on how hot your ingredients 2 pounds sweet potatoes 3 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Kosher salt Dressing 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro (including tender stems) 1 teaspoon lime zest or lemon zest 2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Pinch salt Method Prepare the grill, prep the sweet potatoes: Prepare your grill for hot, direct heat. While the grill is heating up, peel the sweet potatoes and slice lengthwise, or on a diagonal, into 1/4 inch-thick pieces. Coat the sweet potato slices with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with Kosher salt. Make cilantro lime dressing: Combine all of the dressing ingredients into a small bowl. <a href=”>Grill the sweet potatoes: Once the grill is hot, lay the sweet potato pieces down onto the grill grates. Cover the grill and cook until each side gets some grill marks, between 3-6 minutes for each side, depending on how hot your grill is. Toss with dressing: Toss the sweet potatoes in a bowl with the dressing and serve hot.

4. Toss with dressing:
Toss the sweet potato in a bowl with the dressing and serve hot.