Sweet Potato Gratin With Pecan-Crumb Topping

Submitted by duonyte

"From Prevention magazine. This looks really good and nutritionally it's sound, as well."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3 lbs sweet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• salt, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup fresh whole wheat breadcrumbs
• 1⁄3 cup pecan halves, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup chopped green onion, green part only
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 deg F with rack in center position.
2. Prick potatoes several times with fork and wrap each in foil. Roast until very tender, about 45 minutes.
3. Unwrap foil and halve potatoes; scoop out the flesh into a bowl.
4. Mash the potatoes with the butter, zest, juices, garlic, allspice and salt to taste. (You can prepare it this far up to two days ahead of time - just store well-covered in the fridge).
5. Toss together the bread crumbs, pecans, green onions and Parmesan in a bowl.
6. Reduce the heat to 375 deg F and grease a 1 quart pie plate or other shallow ceramic baking dish. Spoon the potatoes into the dish and cover with the crumb mix.
7. Bake until the crumbs are golden and the potato mixture is hot, about 30 minutes.

Reviews

[Linky]

What a great version of sweet potatoes! I liked the balance between the onions and pecans. We enjoyed this with ham and asparagus.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Using 2 good sized sweet potatoes, I cut the rest of the ingredient amounts in half & proceeded from there, although after preparing the mashed potatoes I spooned that back into the potato skins, added the crumb topping & baked them that way, so that the nutrition from the peel wasn't lost! Worked great for us & we'd do it just that way again! Very tasty & full of flavor, especially with the nutty, whole grain bread crumbs that I used! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in Newest Zaar recipe tag]

 

[AZPARZYCH]

Very good and fresh/light tasting with the addition of the orange zest and juices. I didn't have wheat crumbs so used dried white. I decreased this down to about 1-2 servings and will have plenty of leftovers for lunch. Made for Rookie Tag.