Simple, easy roasted and mashed sweet potatoes with bold rosemary flavor and no cream or butter! A perfect healthy side dish to accompany any meal.
Okay, so first of all, I am a total freak. Pretty much every single time I try a new recipe, I immediately freak out about how it’s not good enough and tell my poor, poor husband that we need to toss it because there is no way I can possibly serve it.
Then after the crazy wears off I try it again and realize that I kinda like it. Then I decide to test it out on some guests who inevitably end up loving it, and only then do I decide that I actually did ok.
I mean, I guess sometimes it’s love at first bite, but usually there is a whole series of doubt before I decide a recipe is awesome. And to be honest, the first go around of this recipe was good, but it wasn’t great.
I was in a hurry and I just threw a big handful of rosemary in there haphazardly without taste testing along the way. It ended up being fixable (a little more salt, and a little of my picking out rosemary like a psycho), but I knew the flavor combination wasn’t quite right yet. But, I mean it’s sweet potatoes. They are pretty much error proof.
And don’t worry. I’ve got this little side dish all figured out now. 😉 That being said, rosemary (and salt!) is a very strong flavor, and what tastes good to me may be too strong for you. Doubtful that it won’t be strong enough because I have a super heavy hand, but if you really love one of the flavors more than the others, then ya never know!
The good news is that the recipe is so easy to adapt to your own tastes. Add extra rosemary, less salt, add goat cheese (because we all know how I feel about that stuff!), or incorporate anything you’d like really! It’s just one of those things where you can be all individual and make it your own. And also? It is so so so good.
Simple, easy roasted and mashed sweet potatoes with bold rosemary flavor and no cream or butter! A perfect healthy side dish to accompany any meal.
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (preferably a good quality extra virgin olive oil)
- coarse sea salt
- 1-3 sprigs rosemary, stems removed, finely minced
- pinch pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400. Brush sweet potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Roast until fork tender, about 1 hour.
- Cut off the ends of each sweet potato. You may remove the skin if desired; I did not. Transfer to a large bowl, add a tablespoon of olive oil and mash with a fork or masher, or use a mixer or immersion blender. Add 1 sprig rosemary and a pinch of pepper, and taste. Add extra rosemary and/or salt small amounts at a time until desired taste is achieved.
Rosemary tastes awesome with sweet potatoes! It’s hard to know whether a recipe is “good” or “great” and sometimes it takes a few tries, this one looks great for sure!
Katy recently posted…Chocolate Almond Tart + 1 Year!
THIS LOOKS AMAZING. And oh my god, with goat cheese, that’s just heaven.
Divya @ Eat. Teach. Blog. recently posted…Scenes from This Weekend [2/17/14]
Haha thank you! And goat cheese…it makes everything even better!
I love rosemary, but I’ve never but it with sweet potato! YUM!
Brittany @ Delights and Delectables recently posted…Grand Finale- Getting Baby Delight
Oh Brittany, you’ve gotta try it! Rosemary is one of my very favorite herbs, and I always feel like it’s great on everything!
Looks like a bowl full of heaven!
Jennifer F recently posted…Pardon Me, is That a Parsnip Apple Muffin?
You are too funny… throw it out? Your stuff is amazing! Glad he can remind you. 🙂
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast recently posted…Deconstructing Cravings- Nutrient Imbalance
Awww thanks friend. Yeah, I get a little nutty sometimes. I’m glad I have an even tempered husband to keep things in perspective. 😉
This looks yummy! I love rosemary and am always looking for new ways to use it. Just pinned this.
I also am a nervous nelly about serving food to people. i can think its alright and eat it, but if other people have to eat it, I get so worried! hence I have a few staples that I always seem to be doing. Or I’ll have a frozen pizza as a just in case.
Katie recently posted…Recapping, Learning, Resting
I usually preface dinner with “I’ve never made this before. If it sucks, we can go to Chipotle!” I am the worst about making everyone in my life my guinea pigs which is probably why I always get so nervous about serving my food!
These sound amazingly delicious!! And super easy to make! Will have to try them.
Lora @ Crazy Running Girl recently posted…On running lately
I love sweet potatoes, they are so good! If I ever cooked, I would be nervous about things not tasting right too! But, I don’t so I never have to worry about that… haha
Jamie @ couchtoironwoman recently posted…Post-Injury Update
I used these exact ingredients for my oven roasted sweet potatoes 🙂
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That sounds awesome! I LOVE a roasted sweet potato!
i love rosemary anything!! have you tried rosemary butter?
ROSEMARY BUTTER???? Get out of town! Googling….
Forget side dish! This is good enough to be the main event.
annie @ chase that i love recently posted…Spicy Kale Mini Tortilla Pies
I totally agree! Sometimes when I can’t figure out what to eat for dinner, I literally just roast up a sweet potato. 🙂
Rosemary, olive oil, and sweet potatoes – what a perfect combination! I could eat that whole bowl!
Julia | JuliasAlbum.com recently posted…Easy blueberry muffins
Oh my gosh, I love this idea! It looks so delicious. Um, I don’t think you’re a freak at all…I’m the same way as you and I’m not a freak. 😉
Tina @ Tina’s Chic Corner recently posted…Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Yeah, this recipe was sounding pretty good, and then you mentioned goat cheese and my eyes popped out of my face like a cartoon character’s. Yes please!
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com recently posted…Raspberry, Brie, and Chocolate Puff Pastries
It’s like we have the exact same taste buds. 😉
I share your sweet potato love 🙂 and I’m a huge fan of rosemary. Love this recipe!
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