Sweet Potato Fries With Kefir Chipotle Dipping Sauce

I love recipes with healthy substitutes. Sweet potatoes with a homemade kefir dipping sauce are the perfect way to get a delicious, healthful side while ditching the fryer and high-fat dressing.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  large sweet potatoes
• 1⁄8 cup olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon cumin
• 1  cup  lifeway  low-fat plain kefir
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  instant minced onion
• 2  canned chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1  teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. Wash and dry sweet potatoes.
3. Chop the ends off the potatoes and slice into ½ inch planks, lengthwise. Slice again lengthwise for ½ inch thick sticks.
4. Toss with olive oil, salt and cumin in a large mixing bowl and lay out on a baking sheet with 1 inch of space between pieces.
5. Bake for 15 minutes, remove from oven and flip fries with tongs and bake again for 6 minutes or until dark and crisp on both sides.
6. Mix all ingredients for dipping sauce (kefir, garlic powder, dried onion, chipotle peppers, cilantro, 1 teaspoon salt) together in a medium mixing bowl.
7. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving with fries.