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Some varieties of sweet potato are better for roasting, others for mashing. Garnets are a good choice for roasting because they hold their shape well.
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In "Recipes from the Root Cellar" Andrea Chesman teaches that late-harvest vegetables are the treasures in every locavore's winter kitchen. Grab them from your well-tended root cellar or buy them at your local market; just be to use these 270 recipes to make cold-weather vegetables a delicious part of your winter diet.
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Serves 6
SERVINGS
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 3 sweet potatoes (about 3 pounds), peeled and diced
- 2 shallots, diced
- 3 tablespoons sunflower or canola oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup flaked or sliced almonds
- Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette
Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette
- 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 1 shallot, quartered
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 tablespoons sunflower or canola oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Instructions: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F, with the rack in the lower third of the oven. Lightly oil a half sheet pan (preferred) or large shallow roasting pan.
- Mound the sweet potatoes and shallots on the prepared pan. Drizzle with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
- Arrange in a single layer on the pan. Do not crowd the potatoes or the final texture will be soft and mushy.
- Roast in the lower third of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring or shaking the pan once for even cooking, until the potatoes are tender.
- Combine the ginger, shallot, and garlic in a blender and finely chop.
- Add the sunflower oil, lemon juice, sesame oil, and sugar, and process until blended. Season with salt and pepper.
- Combine the roasted vegetables, cranberries, and almonds in a large salad bowl. Toss to mix. Pour in the dressing and toss until fully coated. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
More from Recipes From the Root Cellar:
Sunday Supper Baked Beans Recipe
Excerpted from Recipes from the Root Cellar by Andrea Chesman. Used with permission of Storey Publishing. Buy this book from our store: Recipes from the Root Cellar.
In Recipes from the Root Cellar (Storey Publishing, 2010) Andrea Chesman guides you through delicious winter vegetable recipesSweet winter squashes, hardy greens, jewel-toned root vegetables, and potatoes of every kind make local eating easy and delicious in the colder months of autumn and winter. Healthful, colorful, delicious — you couldn’t ask for a better salad.
You can purchase this book from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS store: Recipes from the Root Cellar.
