Hello there– Is there anything homier than a piping hot sweet potato? One winter when we were visiting our son in China, there was a man on the street roasting hot fragrant sweet potatoes– the perfect street food to counter the winter chill.
So this is my not so Chinese version of a hot from the oven sweet potato–salty feta, flavorful cilantro and a little walnut crunch against the sweet flesh of the potato– pretty perfect. We had them them for dinner with just a salad, but they’d be a nice side dish with ham or even chicken. Good fall/winter food.
ROAST SWEET POTATOES WITH FETA, CILANTRO & WALNUTS
2 medium sweet potatoes
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup canned garbanzo beans, drained & rinsed
1/2 cup cup feta, crumbled
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
drizzle of olive oil
Cut the sweet potatoes horizontally and brush the cut sides and the skin sides all with olive oil. Set them cut side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Pop them into a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes (until the sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork).
Take the sweet potatoes from the oven and turn them over, cut side up. Scrape the flesh with a fork to expose the interior of the potato. Salt & pepper the potato. Top them with the garbanzos, feta & walnuts and return them to the oven for 10 minutes.
Take them out of the oven and transfer the sweet potatoes to a pretty serving dish. Drizzle with old oil and garnish with the cilantro. Eat them piping hot from the oven. Enjoy!!
The Thankful Heart 
Looks really yummy!
Hi Brigid!– thanks.
Oh these look so yummy!
Hi Debbie– thanks– copied your apple cider cake recipe! It’s looks so moist and just right for October– fun that you made it with the grand-girls. Our 3 are coming for a Grammy Camp weekend in a couple weeks and I’m sue we’ll bake too! Hugs!
Looks so tempting.. Delicious
Thanks Ruchi!! Your chili cheese toast looks so warm and yummy! xo
Ohhh thank you so much dear
Yum yum!!! :p
Why thanks! Loved your post on the ups and downs of food blogging– so smart. xo
😀 Thank you, Rhonda. Have a beautiful day!
This looks so good!
Hi Cindy!! thanks friend– love hearing from you. xo
So colorful! I have a weird relationship with cilantro. Sometimes I’m fine with it and sometimes I’m not. I’d have to try this combo to see.
OK, I think that’s totally normal– some people say it tastes like soap. I pretty much love it anywhere– but especially piled high on carnitas! But you could make this sweet potato without cilantro– or Italian parsley?? Fun to hear from you Lacey!!
Oh, Rhonda, this looks so easy and completely delicious! I love sweet potato (and chickpeas and walnuts and even feta). 🙂 🙂
Big smiles, my friend. Looking forward to more of your cool weather recipes!
Loving,
Debbie
Hey Debbie– are you moving?? hope it goes well and you find the perfect place. Don’t want to nag– but also hope you’re writing is coming along! hugs!
Yes!!! I’m moving to LA. At first, I’ll be staying at the HQ of my spiritual org (called the Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens) until I work out what’s next. THANK YOU for the reminder to write. I’ve felt so busy with the move, and it’s probably the perfect time to keep that commitment. Love to you Rhonda my friend!
Debbie– that’s a big move! pray all goes smoothly and you find a good place to settle in the really feels like home. Happy packing!! xox
Oh, this sounds lovely! It’s exactly the kind of thing I would eat and my carnivore folks would turn up their noses at, lol! But I love that this is simple enough I could make sweet potatoes as a side and continue on with this just for me! Perfect! 🙂
Hi Mollie– we just had these for dinner lately– no meat required. Seems like we end up with lots o meatless dinners nowadays. — and I just heard on a TED talk that people who live in “blue zones” (where people often live to be over 100 years old)– eat lots of sweet potatoes! OK, happy eating whatever you turn out for your dear family! xox
🙂 Ah, love Ted talks and haven’t watched for a long time – guess i got out of the habit…but there’s the channel now and youtube! 🙂
Yep, I listen to them when I walk in the mornings– makes me walk longer! Do you have any favorites that you watched?? Happy cooking this week! hugs.
Geurilla Gardener in South LA, Peter Attia’s Diabetes Talk, and How to use one paper towel, which was quite controversial and deemed ridiculous by the media!
I’ll look them up– thanks Mollie!
Oh, and there was one about a woman who had a stroke and retrained her mind – it affected me profoundly!
Hi Mollie- so interesting. I can search that. My Father had a stroke and had to work with an occupational therapist to recover so many things. He had flash cards with all his kids photos and names to relearn them all. I’ll look it up… thanks friend. xo
Hi Rhonda – these hit all the right notes — creamy, salty, crunchy, tangy — so good! -Kat
Hey Kat. thanks! We ate all on their own for dinner– hit the spot. I’m still thinking about your peanut soup! It’s my list. hugs!
Oh yum, ❤ anything with sweet potatoes!
We love ’em too Marcia– heard a TED talk about “blue zones” where people often live to be 100 and many eat sweet potatoes! Who knew??! take care! xo
Very vibrant and healthy!
thanks Sumith– I heard a talk about how sweet potatoes are eaten by people in a “blue zone” where people live often to be over 100 years old! So you are so right! Fun to hear from you!
Haha saw a restaurant full blue in colour. Even the lights are very dark blue in colour. Sitting in my car I feel myself reached in pluto😃😂😅.
It sounds a little crazy– we went to a place in New York on vacation that was suppose to be special because of a well known chef, but the lighting was so bright and neon and the tables and plates to colorful, the food seemed lost. I like your presentations better!
It’s so many facts affects our food, lighting, atmosphere and much many more and is so interesting topic to talk as well. It’s more over a fun. Thank you Rhonda.