Roasted Sweet-Potato Spears with Bacon Vinaigrette

Name: Roasted Sweet-Potato Spears with Bacon Vinaigrette
Prep time: 3 d 3 h
Cook time: 3 d 3 h
Total time: 3 d 3 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 scallions, thinly sliced, reserving sliced greens separately; 2 Tbsps Sherry vinegar; 2 kilograms sweet potatoes (about 7); 1 Tbsp water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Roasted Sweet-Potato Spears with Bacon Vinaigrette a try. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 300 calories, 6g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. 55 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. If you have sherry vinegar, water, scallions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 75 hours.

Instructions

Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.

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Oven

Peel sweet potatoes, then cut each lengthwise into 6 spears.

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Sweet Potato

Cut spears in half crosswise if desired, then arrange in 1 layer in a large (17- by 12-inch) shallow baking pan.

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Baking Pan

Cook bacon in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until browned and crisp, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, then pour bacon fat through a fine-mesh sieve onto potato spears and toss with 2 spatulas to coat.

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Bacon Drippings

Potato

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Spatula

Sieve

Sprinkle spears with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and roast (uncovered), turning every 15 to 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender and edges are browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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Potato

Pepper

Salt

Transfer to a serving dish.

Return bacon to cleaned skillet, then add oil and heat over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Stir in white part of scallions and remove from heat. Stir in vinegar, water, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and pour over potato spears.

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Green Onions