Description
A colorful and flavorful side dish combining tender sweet potatoes and crunchy pecans coated in spicy Piri Piri sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 cup pecans
- 2 tablespoons Piri Piri sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Fresh herbs for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Prepare the sweet potatoes by peeling and cubing them into bite-sized pieces.
- Toss the cubed sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Roast the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet for about 25–30 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Toast the pecans in a skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes until fragrant.
- Mix in the Piri Piri sauce with the toasted pecans.
- Combine the pecans with the sweet potatoes on the baking sheet in the last 5 minutes of roasting.
- Finish by serving warm, adding a pat of butter and fresh herbs if desired.
Notes
Taste as you go to adjust spice levels and try different nuts or sweeteners for variations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg