February 12
Here is a cute Valentine's Day take on Caprese Salad. You will need a small heart shaped cookie...
Growing up as an Airforce brat in Germany, I couldn't get enough of pommes frites (french fries in German). 'Til this day I eat my fries with mayonnaise, a popular condiment in Germany. Oh and the curry ketchup! Yum. I'm not exactly sure when sweet potato fries came on the scene but on my first taste, I was hooked. Now the ones I make are much healther since these are oven roasted with olive oil. Rosemary and potatoes are beautiful together, so why not sweet potatoes? Oh boy, the combination is delicious. This recipe calls for both rosemary olive oil and dried rosemary.
What you'll need:
4-5 medium sweet potatoes, new
2 tablespoons So Olive Rosemary Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon garlic salt
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
Sea salt to taste
Here's how:
Preheat oven to 425º. Cut sweet potatoes into even french fry shaped pieces. If you are using new sweet potatoes there is no need to peel the skin, but you're more than welcome to peel them. It also depends on the sweet potato variety used. Toss the raw sweet potatoes into a mixing bowl and pour rosemary olive oil over the potatoes. Season with garlic powder, sea salt, and dried rosemary. Mix so that the seasoning and oil are coated around the potatoes evenly. Arrange on baking sheet in a single layer. Place the sheet on the top rack of the oven for baking. After 20 minutes, pull baking sheet out and flip sweet potatoes on the other side. Bake for another 15 minutes until brown and crispy. You'll notice that the smaller pieces will turn dark brown, do not worry, it's just caramelization of the natural sugars found in the sweet potatoes. Enjoy with mayo or ketchup!
