One taste of these grilled sweet potatoes with cilantro vinaigrette will convince you to make this your go-to summer side dish recipe.
One of the most important things I learned about cooking came straight from a cookbook. I’ll admit that I don’t always read the opening, informational chapter of a cookbook, typically diving straight into the recipes and photos. But when you have Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home
The man is a wealth of knowledge, sharing tips on using salt properly, sautéing, roasting and much more. But there is one tip that stuck in my mind above all others, one that comes into play in this recipe.
The concept is simple…using vinegar as a seasoning device. Chef Keller goes on to talk about how just a few drops of vinegar, or other acids such as citrus, can significantly improve the flavor of a dish. When you taste the final product, you may not be able identify vinegar, but it will show itself by helping the other flavors to really pop.
The next time you are making dinner (or even dessert – think lemon zest), consider adding a dash a vinegar or a squeeze or lemon or lime juice. I think you’ll be surprised at how your flavors will sing!
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In this recipe for grilled sweet potatoes, the lime juice in the vinaigrette acts as the perfect foil for the sweet and smoky potatoes. In fact, the flavor combination is nothing short of spectacular. Yeah, that’s right, I’m patting myself on the back for this one, but the reality of the matter is that the simplicity of the ingredients are what makes this so good.
These grilled sweet potatoes would be fantastic served alongside grilled chicken or a great steak salad.
Other healthy grilled side dishes:
Cookin’ Canuck’s Grilled Potatoes with Rosemary & Smoked Paprika
Cookin’ Canuck’s Grilled Vegetable Chickpea & Caper Salad
Gastro Senses’ Grilled Lemongrass Asparagus
Sabor-ina’s Grilled Tahini Cauliflower
Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Cilantro Vinaigrette Recipe
Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Cilantro Vinaigrette is an awesome side dish recipe that happens to be vegan! 117 calories and 4 Weight Watchers SmartPoints
Ingredients
- 2 medium, unpeeled sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
The dressing
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp minced cilantro
- 1 1/2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 tsp agave nectar
- 1/4 tsp salt
Directions
- Place the sweet potatoes in a large pot of water. Boil the potatoes until they are just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Transfer the potatoes to a cutting board and let rest until they are cool enough to handle.
- Preheat the grill to HIGH heat. Lightly grease the grill.
- When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, slice them into ¼-inch rounds. Brush the round with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the sweet potatoes on the grill and cook about 2 ½ minutes per side, until they have browned grill marks.
- Transfer the grilled potatoes to a serving platter and drizzle with the dressing. Serve.
The dressing:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, garlic, agave nectar and salt.
Recipe Notes
If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it on Instagram! Just use the hashtag #COOKINCANUCK and I’ll be sure to find it.
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Rachel Cooks says
Great tip about vinegar! These potatoes look perfect. I’ve been grilling everything lately.
Sneha says
I’m not very much font off vinegar recipe’s.. Merely this recipe telling me to try something new on my kitchen. thanks for sharing dear.. 🙂
Marla Meridith says
Sweet potatoes are my favorite! I must try this 🙂
The Food Hunter says
I really need to eat more sweet potatoes!
Rosemary says
Lovely recipe. I normally prepare my pumpkin like this but need to try it on some sweet potatoes!
Aggie says
This looks amazing Dara! I discovered grilled sweet potatoes a few years ago and it’s been too long since I’ve made them. They are so delicious! And that cilantro vinaigrette is just perfect.
Susan says
I add citrus all the time to finish dishes but never vinegar. I’ll have to try it! These sweet potatoes look incredible too. What a great summer side.
Martha @ A Family Feast says
What great advice! These sweet potatoes look delicious!
Lily @Gastro Senses says
Yum! Sweet potatoes everything rocks! But the presentation of grilled sweet potatoes and that dressing is amazing! Also, thank you for sharing my lemon-grass asparagus recipe! 😉 Cheers!
rmwright says
These look like little basketballs! 🙂 I think I need to serve them during the NBA finals next year. We tried these last weekend and whoa, are they ever good. I made extra dressing for my lunch salad the next day. 🙂
Erin@WellPlated says
Made this tonight—SO GOOD! I love the bright flavor of the dressing and the way the sweet potatoes caramelized on the grill. Everyone went back for seconds. This recipe is a keeper!
Jill Roberts says
These grilled sweet potatoes with cilantro vinaigrette looks yummi! Gorgeous colors, and my kind of ingredients. Looks great! Thx for sharing!