Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Avocado

Not your typical mashed sweet potato recipe. This intriguing combination includes avocados, roasted garlic, sweet potatoes, sweet onions, and parsley. Simple, satisfying, and extremely tasty, it delivers a delicious option for your time-crunch food prep needs. Try this mashed sweet potato and avocado recipe; you won't regret it.

Course Main

Cuisine African

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 230kcal

Author Imma

Ingredients

1 pound (450g) sweet potatoes
2 heads garlic
2 teaspoons (10ml) canola oil or olive oil
1 medium avocado
⅓ cup sliced onions
½ lemon, juiced
salt and pepper to taste
fresh parsley or herb of your choice

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400℉ (205℃). Clean and dry the sweet potatoes, poke holes into them, place them in the microwave, and cook for about 4 minutes.
Cut the top ¼-½" off of the heads of garlic so that each clove is visible. Make sure every garlic clove is exposed.
Place the head of garlic on foil. Drizzle the top of the garlic with a bit of oil, about 1 teaspoon. Wrap it up and place it in the oven to roast together with the potatoes.
Roast sweet potatoes for about 20 minutes or until they are cooked through.
Roast garlic for about 30 minutes; it should be soft, fragrant, and golden. Let the garlic cool, then squeeze individual cloves out of the skin.
Mash the sweet potatoes and roasted garlic with a wooden spoon—season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Meanwhile, sweat the onions with a little oil in a skillet, add chopped parsley, and set aside.
Peel the avocado, add lemon juice, and mash together. Combine with mashed potatoes. Serve immediately topped with onions and chopped parsley.

Notes

Make extra sweet potatoes, and use the leftovers for this recipe.
You can make this recipe ahead of time except for the avocado. When ready to enjoy, reheat your mashed sweet potatoes and add mashed avocados.
Please remember that the nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary significantly based on the products used in the recipe.

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