While kale is queen of the vegetable superfoods (how did you celebrate National Kale Day?
), the sweet potato may be the most royal root at theGreenmarket.
Below are 10 things to know about these rockstar roots.
Sweet potatoes and yams are not the same thing!
They’re botanically two different vegetables, even though the supermarket may use them interchangeably.
Sweet potatoes make great kitchen decor on your counter.
No need to put sweet potatoes in your refrigerator!
Madison advises you store them in a basket until ready to eat.
Then you might “scrub them just before cooking and be sure to enjoy the skins.
Sweet potato smoothies may be the perfect, energizing afternoon snack.
Add some of your favorite warming spices like nutmeg or allspice.
Blend in some dates if you want more sweetness.
They deliver so much more than beta-carotene.
These orange-fleshed potatoes are known to be a great source of beta-carotene.
It gets better: the sweet potato has a lower glycemic index than the potato.
They made the A-List.
(I still always give a shot to buy organic when its an option.)
The jewel yam sweet potato is by far the most popular variety.
Some popular firm sweet potato varieties include Kotobuki, Hannah, Okinawan, Yellow Jersey, and Boniato.
Madison writes that Kotobuki tastes more like chestnuts than candy (sign me up!)
and Boniato is the least sweet of the sweet potatoes.
- you could eat the whole plant.
Just as you’d never throw away a lemon without using the zest (or is that just me?
), it’s possible for you to also enjoy more than just the tubers.
Now to give a shot to find tubers with the leaves, shoots, and stems….CSA?
Sweet potatoes play well with others.
They pair well with your existing pantry staples.
Sweet potato wedge fries are a tasty take on truffle fries.
(And way healthier than those Satisfries!")
you’ve got the option to cut them once more if you want them a little thinner.
Sprinkle with sea salt and roast in the oven for 25 minutes.
Taste to check that they are tender; remove from oven, and let cool.
Then drizzle some organic truffle oil on each wedge.
The Da Rosario organic truffle oil is a delicious, decadent splurge.
Sweet Potatoes + Chickpea miso may help with your digestion.
One of my favorite fermented foods is soy-free chickpea miso.
Heres my favorite way to prepare it.
