Sweet Potato With Cashews Food

SWEET POTATO-CASHEW BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place the sweet potatoes in a large pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until a fork easily pierces the potatoes, about 10 minutes. Drain, and cool.
• Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in the cashews.
• Arrange half the sweet potatoes over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with half the brown sugar mixture. Top with half the butter pieces. Repeat with a second layer of sweet potatoes, brown sugar mixture, and remaining butter pieces.
• Bake in preheated oven until potatoes are glazed with the brown sugar mixture, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle mini marshmallows over the top, and return to the oven to bake until browned, about 5 minutes more.

CASHEW-PEACH SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan or Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 30-45 minutes or just until tender. Drain and cool slightly; peel and cut into cubes. , In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cashews, salt and ginger. Place half of the sweet potatoes in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish; top with half of the peaches and brown sugar mixture. Repeat layers; dot with butter. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until bubbly and heated through.

CURRIED SWEET POTATO CHICKEN SALAD WITH CASHEWS

Steps:

• Place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Cover the red onion with cold water in a small bowl and set aside. Toss the sweet potatoes with 2 tablespoons olive oil, the curry powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Spread the sweet potatoes in a single layer on the hot baking sheet and roast until tender and browned around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the lime zest and juice, mango chutney, remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Drain the red onion and add to the bowl along with the kale, lettuce, chicken and half the herbs; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls and top with the sweet potatoes, cashews and remaining herbs.

SWEET POTATO NOODLES WITH CASHEW-SESAME SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Toss sweet potatoes with 1 Tbsp. tamari and 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a 13x9" baking dish to coat. Arrange potatoes in an even layer and cover with foil; bake 15 minutes. Uncover, stir, and roast until tender, 15-25 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, whisk ginger, cashew butter, vinegar, sesame oil, remaining 1 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. tamari, and remaining 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a small bowl to combine. Set sauce aside.
• Cook noodles in a medium pot of boiling water 6 minutes. Drain, reserving 3 Tbsp. noodle cooking liquid. Rinse noodles under cold running water. If noodles are very long, snip into about 6" pieces with kitchen shears. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Whisk reserved noodle cooking liquid into reserve sauce, then add half of sauce to noodles; toss to coat.
• Divide noodles among plates; scatter sweet potatoes over and drizzle with more sauce if desired. Top with basil and serve with lime wedges and more tamari alongside.

HOLIDAY SWEET POTATO, PEACH AND CASHEW BAKE/CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, cashews, salt, and ginger.
• In 10x6x2-inch baking dish layer half the sweet potatoes, half the peach slices, and half the brown sugar mixture. Repeat layers.
• Dot with butter or margarine.
• Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake mixture about 10 minutes longer. Spoon brown sugar syrup over before serving.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.