Hasselback Garlic Sweet Potatoes

Serves 4.

INGREDIENTS:
4 medium sweet potatoes
1/4 cup vegetable oil
5 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons white rice vinegar
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy/tamari sauce
Optional: top with cracked black pepper and chopped fresh basil

DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat the oven to 450ºF

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and add the sweet potatoes. Boil for 10 minutes with the lid on.

• Remove from the water, and allow to cool.

• Create thin 1/8” slices through each potato, making sure not to cut completely through the potato. Stop right before you hit the bottom.

• Add the sweet potatoes to an aluminum foil-lined baking dish.

• In a blender/food processor, add the olive oil, garlic, vinegar, and soy.tamari and blend until consistent and most of garlic is chopped.

• Rub the blend into the slices and the top of the sweet potatoes, until all the sweet potatoes are coated.

• Wrap the potatoes within the foil (you may need to use another top sheet) and pop into the oven for 40 minutes. Open the oven, uncover the potatoes, so that they’re exposed to the heat, and bake an additional 20-25 minutes, or until desired crispness is reached.

• Top with cracked pepper and fresh basil.