Sweet Potatoes with Sage & Thyme

April 2, 2022

Delicious sweet potatoes baked with beautifully aromatic sage and thyme, the perfect side to bring to any feasting table.

Ingredients

1 1/5 kg sweet potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced into round discs

handful of sage leaves

2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme

1 tbsp Nuttelex for greasing

1 tbsp Nuttelex dropped into1 tsp light frying oil of choice (sunflower/canola)

1/2 cup thickened cream or for dairy free take use 80ml soy milk & 50 ml olive oil

1/4 cup water

1 tsp vegetable stock powder

freshly ground pepper

Directions

1Heat oven to 180C fan forced

2Grease a 20 cm round baking dish with Nuttelex, arrange sliced sweet potatoes in a pattern of choice (see the image below to see how we did it).

3In a small frying pan on a medium heat, add Nuttelex and neutral oil, heat until foamy. Add sage leaves and fry until crispy, scoop the sage out with a fork and place on paper towel to drain.

4In a small bowl whisk together cream, water, vegetable stock powder, freshly ground pepper & chopped thyme. Pour cream mixture over the sweet potatoes and cover tightly with aluminium foil, bake for 45min remove foil and continue to bake for a further 15 minutes until top is slightly browned.

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