Roasted Sweet Potato Halves with Green Tahini Sauce

I’m obsessed with these easy roasted sweet potato halves drizzled with a creamy green tahini sauce. You will be too!

I love these roasted sweet potato halves because they’re super simple to make, taste delicious, and look beautiful. Perfect for an easy weeknight dinner, but also great to serve at a dinner party. They have that WOW factor! The potatoes are drizzled with an herby green tahini sauce and sprinkled with tangy feta, juicy pomegranate seeds, and crunchy pistachios.

The potatoes are roasted cut side down until they’re caramelized, completely soft, and knife-tender. Drizzle them with the sauce while they’re hot and sprinkle with all the toppings. Dig in and experience the magic of the creamy sweet potatoes with the pops and crunch of the delicious goodies on top.

Let’s talk about the green tahini. You can quickly whip it up while the potatoes are roasting. Use a food processor or a blender, it’s totally up to you. A blender will give you a sauce without any tiny green flecks in it. I used a mini food processor; I think the green flecks are really pretty. The sauce is made with tahini paste, scallions, dill parsley, garlic, lemon, water, and olive oil. Plus, of course, Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Ingredient Notes:

• Garlic Powder – Use my favorite, from Burlap & Barrel, right here.
• Pistachios – You can substitute roasted pepitas, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, or almonds, if desired.
• Pomegranate Seeds – If they’re in season and you can find them, pomegranate seeds are definitely the best option here. However you can also substitute, dried cranberries, golden raisins, chopped figs, of chopped cherries.
• Feta Cheese – Crumbled goat cheese is also a good option here.
• Tahini Paste – Make sure to mix up the jar well. Scoop some thicker paste from the bottom as well as the more liquid part at the top. I like the brands Seed and Mill and Al Arz.
• Dill & Parsley – I love both of these herbs in the sauce. However you can also just use parsley if you can’t find nice dill. Just use double the amount of parsley to account for the missing dill.

Roasted Sweet Potato Halves with Green Tahini Sauce

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Fusion, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Servings 4

Equipment

• Parchment Paper
• 1 Sheet Pan
• Food Processor

Ingredients

  

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For the Sweet Potatoes:

• 2 medium sweet potatoes 10-14 oz. each, cut in half lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Green Tahini Sauce recipe below
• ¼ cup roasted pistachios roughly chopped
• ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
• ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese

For the Green Tahini Sauce:

• ¼ cup tahini paste
• 1 clove garlic peeled
• Lemon juice
• 3 scallions ends trimmed, green and whites parts roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped dill
• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped parsley
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

For the Sweet Potatoes:

• Adjust rack to bottom position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place potatoes on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Toss with avocado oil, garlic powder, and a big pinch of Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast cut side facing down for 25-35 minutes, until knife-tender.
• Serve cut side facing up. Drizzle with as much of the green tahini sauce as you’d like. Sprinkle with pistachios, pomegranate seeds, and crumbled feta cheese. Season with freshly ground black pepper and serve.

For the Green Tahini Sauce:

• Place the tahini paste, garlic, juice from half a lemon (double this amount if doubling the recipe), scallions, dill parsley, water, olive oil, and a decent pinch of Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Process until as smooth as possible (it will still have some green flecks). Taste and season with another squeeze of lemon, if desired, and more Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Notes

Roasted sweet potato halves will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Green Tahini Sauce will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Prepare Ahead: All components can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator (except the roasted pistachios). Reheat the roasted sweet potatoes in the oven or microwave until warmed through. Let Green Tahini Sauce come to room temperature before serving.

Keyword easy, flavorful, fresh, healthy, herbs

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