I like them cubed, roasted and mixed with lightly roasted kale, all tossed in a little miso butter (with a little brown sugar in it, if you like) and served over brown rice or farro or whatever grain you like. Add some cubed tofu for a more complete meal.
I love roasting veggies and do a lot of sweet potato, garlic, onion, rosemary, parsnip etc combos. It is great to then put it over farro that's been cooked in a broth with some wilted greens, topped with a flavoured balsamic and yum! With the leftover potatoes I recently made Sweet Potato Black Been Burritos. So good!
This salad https://food52.com/recipes/6968-yam-zucchini-and-chickpea-salad only uses 2 sweets, but it is so delicious, it has become a weekday staple for our lunchboxes. You really should try it.
Sweet potatoes make extremely tasty home made fermented soda drink. It doesn't sound like they would, but the drink is excellent. It's mentioned in Sandor Katz's book Art of Fermentation. http://www.culturesforhealth.com/sweet-potato-fly-recipe
I tried it several times and we love it.
Mmmm... Sounds good, and I love the ease of roasting. Capers, 'huh? I never would have thought of it, but again, makes sense - salty/sweet/lemon-y combo. I might try this one cuz it sounds so easy and like it may be surprisingly good!
Last year I made a sweet potato potato salad, with black beans, cumin, scallions and olive oil. It was an experiment so I don't have a recipe. But everyone loved it, even the picky and conservative eaters. Probably included a bit of salt and pepper and might have added a touch of honey. Would be great for a Memorial Day picnic!
I should have added that I first roasted the potatoes (cut into about 3/4 inch cubes) until they were slightly tender - not mushy. So the dish still has a nice chew quality. Make sure you don't crowd the potatoes when you roast - otherwise they will steam and the texture will be off. I suppose you can boil the cubed potatoes too,but again be careful not to let them get mushy. You can make this the day before.
If you do go with this, I hope it works out!
The late great Richard Sax has a wonderful sweet potato pie in his 1994 "Classic Home Desserts" compendium. Here is an online adaption of his recipe: http://thebakingpan.com/recipes/pies-and-tarts/sweet-potato-pie/
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I tried it several times and we love it.
So many great recipes here.