Grilled Sweet Potato Dip
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
4 cups
ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, well scrubbed
- 1 sweet onion, sliced thinly
- 1 small cubanelle pepper, halved lengthwise and seeded
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1⁄4 cup fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- celery cut inot stick
- corn tortilla, grilled, cut into wedges (optional)
directions
- Preheat the grill to medium high; lightly grease the grate. Prick each sweet potato several times. Microwave on HIGH for 5-6 minutes or until fork tender. Cool slightly and cut in half, lengthwise.
- Thread soaked toothpicks through the side of each slice of onion for easy grilling.
- Stir the olive oil with the garlic, cumin, salt and pepper.
- Brush evenly over the cut sides of the sweet potatoes, the onion and peppers.
- Place the onions and peppers on the grate. Grill, turn often for 10 minutes or until marked and softened. Meanwhile, add the sweet potatoes cut-side down to the grate.
- Grill for 3-4 minutes or until well marked. Cool vegetables to room temperature.
- Transfer the onion and pepper to a food processor. Peel and discard the skin from the sweet potatoes, add the flesh to the food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy. Stir in sour cream and coriander,.
- Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Transfer to a serving dish. Chill for 1 hour to meld flavors up to 24 hours.
- Add the lime juice just before serving. Serve with cut vegetables such as bell peppers, cucumbers and celery, as well as grilled tortilla wedges (if using).
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