Roasted sweet potato and pears
2
Points®
Total time: 50 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy
The beautiful color and combination of roasted pears and sweet potatoes make this the ideal recipe to accompany your next roasted turkey. Serving 12 people a delicious side dish in about 50 minutes puts this dish in the winner's circle for Thanksgiving or other holiday gatherings when lots of family gathers. The sweet roasted combo becomes a touch caramelized with deep flavor that jumps when paired with the earthy richness of the blue cheese, and the zing of the sherry vinegar. Complex dishes such as this are wonderful with any roasted meat or poultry dish.
Ingredients
Uncooked sweet potato
4 large, sliced, or 1 lb small, cut in 1/4-in-thick slices
Pear
3 medium, Bosc, cored and cut in 1/4-in-thick slices
Unsalted butter
2 Tbsp, melted
Fresh thyme
6 sprig(s), leaves only
Kosher salt
1 tsp, coarse, or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ tsp, freshly ground, or to taste
Sherry vinegar
1 tsp
Blue cheese
2 oz, crumbled
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine potatoes and pears in a 2-quart gratin dish or ovenproof skillet. Pour butter over potatoes, sprinkle with thyme leaves, and season with salt and pepper; toss to combine.
2
Transfer to oven; bake until potatoes are tender, gently stirring once, 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven, drizzle with vinegar and sprinkle with cheese; stir to combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
3
Serving size: rounded 1/2 c
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