Sweet Potato Jacket With Blue Cheese Bacon Pecans Cranberries Food

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BACON CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the sweet potatoes: Line a baking sheet with foil. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with foil.
• Prick the sweet potatoes all over, put them on the prepared baking sheet and roast until soft, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Put the butter and rosemary in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until the butter starts to brown. Remove from the heat and discard the rosemary. Scoop the sweet potato flesh out of the skins and into a food processor. Add the butter, heavy cream, sugar, cinnamon, egg, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and process until smooth.
• Spread the sweet potato mixture in the prepared 8-inch baking dish.
• For the crumble: Put the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat and cook until crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon, reserving the fat. Whisk together the flour, pecans, sugar and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Using your fingers, rub the butter and 2 tablespoons bacon fat into the flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. Add the bacon and toss to combine. Sprinkle the crumble over the sweet potato mixture.
• Bake until lightly browned and hot throughout, about 30 minutes.

SWEET POTATO JACKETS WITH GUACAMOLE & KIDNEY BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7, oil the sweet potatoes, then put them straight on the oven shelf and roast for 45 mins or until tender all the way through when pierced with a knife.
• Meanwhile, mash the avocado with the lime juice in a small bowl, then stir in the chilli, tomatoes, coriander and onion.
• Cut the potatoes in half and top with the beans and guacamole. Serve with the lime wedges for squeezing over.

SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Peel sweet potatoes and cut into thin wedges.
• Peel and chop onion.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In 15 x 10 pan place potatoes, onion and drizzle with 2 T olive oil.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, stirring once.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, melt butter over medium heat, stir in pecans, brown sugar and 1/4 t salt.
• Cook and stir about 3 minutes until pecans are coated with sugar.
• remove from heat and let cool on foil.
• For dressing:.
• whisk together honey, vinegar, garlic, 1/4 t salt, 1/4 t pepper.
• Slowly whisk in remaining olive oil until combined.
• Whisk in 1 T blue cheese.
• Transfer potatoes and onions to serving plate.
• Drizzle with dressing and remaining blue cheese.
• Sprinkle with pecans.