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Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Avocado

URL: https://www.africanbites.com/mashed-sweet-potatoes-with-avocado/

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sweet potatoes
  • 2 heads garlic
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil or olive oil
  • 1 medium avocado
  • cup sliced onions
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper
  • to taste fresh parsley or herb of your choice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400℉ (205℃).
  2. Clean and dry the sweet potatoes, poke holes in them, and microwave for about 4 minutes or bake for about an hour after rubbing them with oil.
  3. Cut the top ¼-½ inch off the garlic heads to expose the cloves.
  4. Drizzle the garlic with oil, wrap in foil, and roast in the oven with the sweet potatoes.
  5. Roast the sweet potatoes for about 20 minutes until cooked through and the garlic for about 30 minutes until soft and fragrant.
  6. Let the garlic cool, then squeeze the cloves out of the skin.
  7. Mash the sweet potatoes and roasted garlic together, seasoning with salt and pepper.
  8. Sweat the onions in a skillet with a little oil, then add chopped parsley.
  9. Mash the avocado with lemon juice and combine with the sweet potato mixture.
  10. Serve immediately topped with onions and parsley.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
230
Total fat
10g
Total carbohydrates
34g
Total protein
4g
Sodium
651mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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