Baked Sweet Potato

Baked Sweet Potato
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Baked Sweet Potato
So glad to be back doing what I love doing best – writing J Thanks to all the lovely friends who sent me messages about missing me – let me tell you, I missed you all too… It was fun to have my family visiting. I saw my brother off yesterday at Dulles Airport – No matter how stoic and unemotional we tried to be, the pangs of separation do hurt for a bit, and I will tell you that the thought of coming back to my blog made me perk right up!
It has been a veritable food fest with me cooking a bunch of recipes for my family and managed to take some pictures of at least a few of them – so I can have a bank of recipes to get back into the groove with.
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Before adding the Masala

I am starting with a simply ‘sweet’ potato recipe – a healthy baked sweet potato – no big shakes you might say… but the little marinade that goes with it is what makes this dish super delicious….If you want a wholesome dinner, want to avoid carbs in the form of rice, chappatis/bread this is a hearty meal which will fill you up in the nicest possible way – add a salad to it and this may well be the best “I ate healthy today” meal you’ve had in a while!

Here goes:
Ingredients (for 5 people)
5-7 medium sized sweet potatoes washed clean
For the marinade/dressing – you can do pretty much with this but here is what turned out to be a huge hit!
3-4 tbsp olive oil
Bruschetta mix (anything you can find locally)
Garlic flakes
Chili flakes
Basil flakes
Ground pepper
Sea salt
Herbs de Provence
Bake at 400 for 1 hour – See the pictorial presentation for how to – Ending on a Denverish note – Hey, it’s good to be back here again; Sometime’s this blog seems feels like a long lost friend, yes and hey, it’s good to be back here again:)esame seeds

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The Masala
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Poke holed with a fork
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Brush with Olive Oil
Baked Sweet Potato
Mummified and oven ready :)
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Posted on

June 24, 2011

43 Comments

  2. Sobha Shyam on June 24, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    Wow..wonderful baked sweet potatoes..interesting marinade too..thanx for the super fast comment at my space..yes, did miss u n ur lovely recipes…welcome back dear !!

    Ongoing Event at Good Food:COOK IT HEALTHY:PROTEINicious

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  3. julie on June 24, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    Welcome back Priya..sweet potato looks yum ..I too have a sweet potato recipe in my blog today!!

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  6. sangee vijay on June 24, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    Hey welcome back Priya..missed you n your yummy delights a lot…baked sweet potato with very interesting marinade..they look so yummy…Keep Rocking dear!!!

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  8. Reshmi Mahesh on June 24, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    Welcome back priya.. a yummy and nice recipe…

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  9. Biny Anoop on June 24, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    wow i love it dis way…..its been a long time i haven't been here….but gr8 haven't missed ur posts

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  10. Shawn on June 24, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    I absolutely have to try this baked sweet potato! I've never seen anything like this seasoning method. It has to be delicious :)

    P.S. Thanks for visiting and commenting at ShawnsPlate.com

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  12. Saras on June 24, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    Looks delicious with seasoning…

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  13. soujanya on June 24, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    hi
    looking yummy…i tried baking sweet potato but not this way…
    defnitely wil gve a try
    thaks for sharing…

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  14. Suja on June 24, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    looks real yummy,never tried this way,loved the seasoning.

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  15. divya on June 24, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    Welcome back priya.. a yummy and nice recipe…

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  16. Priya Sreeram on June 25, 2011 at 12:22 am

    welcome back Priya – glad to see you in action; i loved this baked goodies-

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  17. lena on June 25, 2011 at 12:42 am

    i'm also thinking to make this one of these days with different seasonings ! have a nice weekend!

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  18. Angela on June 25, 2011 at 3:19 am

    Yum. I love sweet potatoes with savory herbs.

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  19. Priya (elaichii) on June 25, 2011 at 3:29 am

    I liked your description of mummified sweet potato! LOL!

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  20. Vimitha Anand on June 25, 2011 at 4:18 am

    Welcome Back Priya… Missed ur posts… Baked potatoes look so yum and flavor packed…

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  22. sonu on June 25, 2011 at 6:51 am

    nice to see u back dear..this is really a new recipe for me …i must say luved the magic masala ..looks so inviting and the baked potato is really innovative and delicious !

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  23. Sayantani on June 25, 2011 at 7:52 am

    thanks for this recipe as I always look for good sweet potato recipes to feed my son.

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  26. Ambreen on June 25, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Glad to see you back, Priya. Your Baked sweet potato looks great. Great post!

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  27. Mugdha on June 25, 2011 at 11:37 am

    Welcome back dear…:)
    The sweet potato looks superb and yummy..:)

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  28. Mamatkamal on June 25, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Welcome back! I love sweet potatoes and this is a nice way to cook them. I will for sure try it. Thanks for the recipe!
    Cheers

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  29. Prathima Rao on June 25, 2011 at 11:43 am

    Welcome back!!!! This is the yummiest baked sweet potato!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  30. Raksha on June 25, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    baked potatoes are yummy. glad that you are back with a bang :)

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  31. Priya on June 25, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Glad to see u back Priya, hope u had a wonderful time ur family during ur break..Baked sweet potatoes looks super inviting and yummy..

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  32. Archana on June 25, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    Welcome back! Missed you and glad to know you enjoyed your break.

    This looks like a recipe that will be a HIT here. Thanks.

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  33. Plateful on June 25, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    Glad to hear you had a lovely break and great fun with the family. Even more glad to see you back in action! Loved your delicious idea for baking sweet potatoes – sound totally YUM!

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  35. Padhu on June 26, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    A very new and interesting recipe.Looks great

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  36. jayasree on June 26, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    Delicious recipe…Loved the marinade and the pictorial

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  37. A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine on June 26, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    Lovely combination of spices…loved the way you baked potatoes, also I like your blog name..

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  38. Sarah on June 26, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    nice to have you back, Priya! The sweet potato looks tempting… its one of my favourites :)

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  39. Rinku Naveen on June 26, 2011 at 6:16 pm

    Glad to see u back!
    Baked potatoes look so yumm..
    But we dont get the dressing mix and herbs in my place :(
    Anyways keep the good work going!
    Cheers

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  40. Lyndsey on June 26, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    These baked sweet potatoes look so special, we do like sweet potatoes in our house, but no added sugar to them. I want to try these soon. I am excited looking around your blog…what a beautiful garden you have. I am also excited to try many of your recipes!

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  41. Mina Joshi on June 27, 2011 at 11:17 am

    Wow – I can almost smell the sweet potatoes in the oven. I love cooking the Indian ones where the flesh is white!! I haven't had them for a long time though so thanks for sharing your recipe!! I'll try it with your spices.

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  42. Ramya on June 27, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    What a timing!!I just picked a pack of sweet potatoes yesterday and here is the recipe!!Yeyy…

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  43. Swati Sapna on July 4, 2011 at 12:50 pm

    I absolutely love sweet potatoes! Have tried sweet potato fries and thats been awesome… now baking them with a marinade sounds equally delicious! have got to try this soon!

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