Roasted Purple Yams with Avocado Aioli

Roasted Purple Yams with Avocado Aioli – these colorful yams are roasted to perfection with a bit of olive oil and Parmesan cheese, then served with a smooth and creamy avocado aioli.

Any day that I get to do my hair at the salon is a good day, so I really can’t complain about anything today. A good hair day is a pretty good day in my book. Nothing feels better than covering all my gray *cough*, getting a head massage and a great cut. And while I love my cut, I just can’t understand why I can never get the cut I show my stylist in a picture. It’s happened to me over and over again. But now enough about my hair and let’s talk about these yams.

When I saw these purple yams at the store I had to buy some, purple is one of my favorite colors, so yeah I just bought them solely on their color. But hey we can do that when we have a food blog. I can buy food just cause it’s pretty. But yams are good for you anyway, great source of energy and fiber and when paired with this avocado aioli, well you know it’s going to be good. This is such a simple recipe too and that aioli is to die for. You could also spice the aioli up a bit by adding some hot sauce, I know some people that love love spicy food, so adding some spice to this would be a great idea.

Have you ever had avocado aioli? It’s so smooth and creamy and just delicious. It just goes perfectly with these yams, but of course you can use sweet potatoes, or even just regular fries. I also sprinkled some grated Parmesan cheese over my yams because I can’t just not, I need Parmesan on my fries. Parmesan cheese is my favorite cheese, so that should explain it. I put it on everything.

So there you have it. I personally love to have these as a snack, but they would make a great appetizer or a side dish.

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Roasted Purple Yams with Avocado Aioli

5 from 4 votes

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 40 mins

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Serves: 4

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Roasted Purple Yams with Avocado Aioli - these colorful yams are roasted to perfection with a bit of olive oil and Parmesan cheese, then served with a smooth and creamy avocado aioli.

Ingredients

• 3 medium-sized purple yams or sweet potatoes, about a lb
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
• salt and pepper to taste

For Avocado Aioli

• 1 avocado
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup basil chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• juice from 1 lime
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 425 F degrees.
• Cut the purple yams into long thin strips then place them in a large bowl, drizzle with olive oil, add Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and toss well.
• Spread out the purple yams over a baking sheet. Try to have a single layer of fries so that each fry bakes evenly.
• Place in the oven and roast for about 25 to 30 minutes, turning them over after 15 minutes, until they're crispy and start to brown.
• While the purple yams are baking, you can prepare the avocado aioli. Place all the avocado aioli in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
• Serve purple yams with avocado aioli.

Recipe Notes

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 227gCalories: 339kcal (17%)Carbohydrates: 30.87g (10%)Protein: 5.17g (10%)Fat: 23g (35%)Saturated Fat: 4.177g (26%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.445gMonounsaturated Fat: 15.319gTrans Fat: 0.039gCholesterol: 7mg (2%)Sodium: 294mg (13%)Potassium: 709mg (20%)Fiber: 6.9g (29%)Sugar: 6.72g (7%)Vitamin A: 3450IU (69%)Vitamin C: 13.2mg (16%)Calcium: 120mg (12%)Iron: 1.3mg (7%)

Course:Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine:American

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