Winter warmth: seasonal sweet potato recipes.(Food: easy and healthful recipes)

 
Roasted Sweet Potato, 
Apple & Onion Salad 
 
SERVES 8 
 
The secret, rich-tasting ingredient in 
the dressing for tilts salad is pumpkin 
seed oil from Austria. However, 
since it can be hard to come by, you 
could use dark sesame oil instead. 
(For a main dish salad, add sliced 
roasted chicken breast.) 
 
4 tsp. olive oil 
5 cloves garlic, unpeeled 
1/2 tsp. rosemary, minced 
2 1/2 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled and 
cut into 1/2-inch chunks 
3 Tbs. maple syrup 
3 Tbs. bourbon or dark rum 
1/4 cup cider vinegar 
2 Tbs. pumpkin seed oil 
2 tsp. Dijon mustard 
3/4 tsp. salt 
3/4 tsp. pepper 
2 large apples, cut into 1/2-inch chunks 
1 large red onion, finely chopped 

1. Preheat oven to 425F.

2. Combine olive oil, garlic and rosemary in a large baking pan. Add sweet potatoes, and toss to coat. Bake, turning potatoes as they color, for 35 minutes, or until tender and lightly browned. Remove garlic from pan. peel and mash.

3. Meanwhile, heat maple syrup in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove skillet from heat, and add bourbon. Return to medium heat, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, transfer to a large bowl and whisk in vinegar, pumpkin seed oil. mustard, salt, pepper and mashed garlic.

4. Add apples, onion and sweet potatoes, and toss. Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.

PER SERVING: 180 CAL; 2G PROT; 2.6G TOTAL FAT (0.4G SAT. FAT); 36G CARB; 0MG CHOL; 228MG SOD; 4G FIBER

 
Vegetarian Chili 
 
SERVES 4 
 
Sweet potatoes vary in dryness 
depending upon their age and type, 
so in step 5, check the potatoes after 
10 minutes. If they seem almost 
tender, don't cook them for the full 
20 minutes; just skip to the part 
where you add the corn. The final 
5 minutes of cooking will ensure 
that the sweet potatoes are tender. 
 
1 cup (8 oz.) dried red kidney beans, 
rinsed and picked over 
1 Tbs. olive oil 
1 medium-sized red onion, chopped 
2 cloves garlic, minced 
1 green bell pepper, cut into 
1/2-inch squares 
1 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled and 
cut into 1-inch chunks 
2 tsp. chili powder 
1 tsp. salt 
3/4 tsp. cinnamon 
3/4 tap. coriander 
2 8-oz. cans salt-free 
tomato sauce 
1 10-oz, pkg. frozen chopped 
spinach, thawed and drained 
1 10-oz. pkg. frozen corn 
kernels, thawed