These twice-baked sweet potatoes are so next level! Not only is the flavour combination amazing with the sweetness of the honey-butter and the hit of garlic, but the dish is so darn pretty too. You’ll want to make this for your next dinner party for sure!

FAST TRACK: When I want to make this recipe on a weeknight, I don’t make the garlic sauce from scratch. Instead, I buy it at my local Adonis supermarket. This shortens and simplifies the recipe considerably and it’s what I do most often, to be honest. Obviously, you get more bang for your buck when you make it yourself so it’s totally up to you. Make the sauce on the weekend and then enjoy it during the week!

The Nigella seeds, a common middle eastern spice, taste much like oregano. Feel free to swap it out for oregano if you’d like but the Nigella seeds give the dish such a beautiful look.

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Recipe found on Bon Appetit : https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/charred-sweet-potatoes-with-toum

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Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Toum and Honey-Butter

Course

Side Dish

Keyword

Difficulty- Moderate

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 cup grapeseed or vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup garlic cloves 6–8
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• kosher salt
• 8 Small sweet potatoes scrubbed, about 1½ pounds
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons nigella seeds optional
• Flaky sea salt

Course Side Dish Keyword Difficulty- Moderate Servings people Ingredients 1 cup grapeseed or vegetable oil 1/3 cup garlic cloves 6–8 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice kosher salt 8 Small sweet potatoes scrubbed, about 1½ pounds 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons nigella seeds optional Flaky sea salt

Instructions

1. Chill oil in freezer 30 minutes (this helps the sauce emulsify).
2. Pulse garlic in a blender with lemon juice, ¼ cup cold oil, and 1 Tbsp. ice water until smooth.
3. With the motor running, very gradually and steadily stream in ½ cup oil (you don’t want to risk having the emulsion split). Scrape down sides and continue to blend, slowly adding remaining ¼ cup oil, until a slightly thick sauce forms (it should cling to a spoon).
4. Add 1 more Tbsp. ice water, season with kosher salt, and pulse again to combine. This whole process will occupy 8–10 minutes. Take your time!
5. Transfer toum to a medium bowl.
6. Place a rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat to 400°.
7. Place sweet potatoes in a large heavy skillet, preferably cast iron.
8. The pan should be large enough so that sweet potatoes cover only half of the pan.
9. Pour in just enough water to barely coat the bottom of the pan.
10. Cover tightly with foil and bake sweet potatoes until tender, 30–35 minutes.
11. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool; reserve skillet. Slice sweet potatoes in half lengthwise.
12. Return reserved skillet to rack and heat 20 minutes.
13. Remove skillet from oven and swirl 2 Tbsp. butter around in the pan to coat.
14. Add sweet potatoes, cut side down, and roast until edges are browned underneath and crisp, 18–25 minutes.
15. Spoon some toum on a plate or in a shallow bowl and arrange sweet potatoes on top (save extra toum for another use).
16. Stir remaining 2 Tbsp. butter and honey in skillet and place over medium heat to warm.
17. Drizzle honey butter over sweet potatoes.
18. Sprinkle with Nigella seeds, if using, and sea salt.