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Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Garlic Yogurt Aioli

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • -1 large sweet potato
  • -2 tbsp extra virgin Spanish olive oil
  • -sea salt
  • -black pepper
  • -smoked paprika
  • -dried thyme
  • -1 clove of garlic
  • -1 cup Greek yogurt
  • -1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • -1/2 teaspoon white wine vinegar
  • -1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • -1 tbsp extra virgin Spanish olive oil
  • -fresh parsley to garnish

Instructions

  1. To make the garlic yogurt aioli, finely mince 1 clove of garlic and add it to a mortar, using a pestle pound down on the garlic until you form a paste, then add 1 cup of Greek yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon white wine vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley, season generously with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper and mix everything together, while you continue to mix slowly pour in about 1 tablespoon of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, then cover with seran wrap and add to the fridge
  2. Grab 1 large sweet potato, rinse it under cold running water and scrub it well, pat dry with paper towels and start cutting it in slices that are between 1/4 inch to 1/8 of an inch in thickness
  3. Line the slices of sweet potatoes in a single layer on a cutting board and brush the tops of them with some extra virgin Spanish olive oil, then season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, then dust them off with some smoked paprika and a sprinkle of dried thyme
  4. Heat a large grilling pan with a medium heat, once the pan get´s hot start adding the slices of sweet potatoes (seasoned side down) into the grilling pan, then brush the tops of them with some extra virgin Spanih olive oil and season with sea salt, grill them between 2 1/2 to 3 minutes per side, cook in batches to not over-crowd the pan
  5. Transfer the garlic yogurt aioli to a bowl and place on a plate, decorate the grilled sweet potatoes around the garlic yogurt aioli and garnish with some freshly chopped parsley
  6. Enjoy!

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