Best 11 Lemon Sweet Potatoes Recipes

BACON-HERB WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH LEMON GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Place garlic in a small ramekin, drizzle with 1-tablespoon olive oil, and wrap in foil. Bake until soft, about 45 minutes. When cool enough to handle, squeeze garlic flesh from head into a small bowl.
• Arrange tenderloins on work surface. Rub the top each tenderloin with 1/2 of the roasted garlic and season with salt and pepper. Mix together the herbs and scatter half of the mix over the garlic on each tenderloin. Wrap 6 strips of bacon around each tenderloin and tie bacon in place with kitchen twine.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Heat oil in a medium, skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the tenderloins until golden brown on all sides. Transfer seared tenderloins to medium roasting pan; place in the oven and cook to medium doneness about 8 to10 minutes. Transfer tenderloins to cutting board and let stand 10 minutes. Remove twine before carving.
• Combine juice, sugar and zest in a small non-reactive pan and reduce to 1/2 cup. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Toss sweet potatoes in oil and roast in a large ovenproof skillet. Roast until lightly golden brown and just cooked through. Remove the pan from the oven and place on a burner over medium heat. Add the glaze to the potatoes and toss to coat evenly. Saute potatoes until all are glazed.

PARSLEY, LEMON, AND WALNUT PESTO ON ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast, turning once, until golden and tender, 23 to 25 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, pulse parsley, garlic, walnuts, zest, and lemon juice in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Drizzle remaining 6 tablespoons oil and process until combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top roasted sweet potatoes with 2 tablespoons pesto.

GREEK LEMON SAUTéED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Cut the potatoes into 1/8 inch medallions and blanch in boiling water for no more than five minutes or until 3/4 way cooked. Remove the potatoes from water and drain throughly. Melt butter in a sauté pan over medium heat until just foaming and add medallions. Cook potatoes for 4-5 minutes or until slightly browned and soft. Season with the cumin and salt and pepper to taste and toss. Once the potatoes and seasoned correctly add the lemon juice to the pan and taste again for proper seasoning. Turn off the the heat and add the freshly chopped parsley. Toss to combine and enjoy.

GREEK LEMON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan large enough to fit potatoes. While water is coming to a boil wash and peel potatoes.
• Cut potatoes into 1/8 inch medallions and add to boiling water and cook for 4-5 minutes. The potatoes should hold their shape and be slightly firm in the middle. While potatoes are cooking chop the parsley and assemble the rest of the ingedients.
• Strain the potatoes and set a sauté pan over medium heat and add butter until barely foaming then add the potatoes to the pan and season with cumin and salt and pepper to taste. Cook the potatoes until slightly browned and fully cooked in the middle.
• Once the potatoes are cooked, add the lemon juice to the pan and toss until fully coated. Check for seasoning and turn off the heat. Once off the heat, add the chopped parsley and toss. Serve warm.

LEMON GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Zest lemon and set aside; squeeze juice from lemon and also set aside (you should have about 4 tablespoons).
• In a small saucepan, simmer 3/4 cup water with sugar and salt, stirring until sugar dissolves; remove from heat and add lemon juice, pepper, nutmeg, and 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and grease a 10 inch circular or 8 x 10 inch casserole pan with butter.
• Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1/8 to 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Arrange potato slices, in overlapping layers, bearing in mind that they will shrink and soften a little when they cook.
• Pour over the lemon syrup, dot with remaining butter, cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Remove foil, turn oven up to 450 degrees F and bake until most of the liquid has evaporated and potatoes begin to brown slightly on top, 10 to 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with lemon zest and thyme or parsley, if desired.

WILD SALMON WITH ROSEMARY SWEET POTATOES AND LEMON ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit a shallow baking pan.
• Wash the sweet potatoes. Slice the potatoes and onions 1/4-inch thick.Put sweet potatoes and onions on the baking sheet in a single layer.Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with the salt. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix the garlic,mustard, lemon juice, and rosemary to make a paste and set aside.
• Remove the sweet potatoes and onions from oven (keep in the baking pan). Place the asparagus on the paper around the sweet potatoes and onions. Sprinkle the lemon zest on the asparagus. Lay the salmon on top of the asparagus and onions. Spread the paste on top of the salmon.
• Return the pan to oven and roast for 12 minutes. Salmon is done when the flesh flakes with gentle pressure.

EDNA LEWIS'S SWEET POTATOES BAKED WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Rinse the potatoes under warm water. Place in a large pot, cover with cold water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and let cool.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, 1/2 cup water, nutmeg, lemon rind and salt. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add 5 tablespoons of the butter and stir well. When the butter has melted, remove from heat, beat in the lemon juice and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Peel the sweet potatoes and slice into 1/2-inch discs. Use the remaining butter to grease a shallow baking dish. Lay the sweet potatoes in a single layer, pour the lemon syrup on top and bake for 30 minutes until bubbling hot.

LEMON-GLAZED SWEET POTATOES RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F. In large pot place potatoes with enough water to cover. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat, simmer 10 to 12 minutes or just until potatoes are tender but not soft. (Potatoes should be tender on the outside but resistant in center when pierced with tip of pairing knife.) Drain potatoes; cool. Meanwhile put water, sugars and salt in nonreactive small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring just until the sugars are dissolved. Simmer 8 minutes; remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, grated nutmeg, and 2 Tbsp. butter. Butter a large shallow glass or ceramic baking dish with remaining butter. Peel potatoes; cut crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices in single layer in baking dish. Pour lemon syrup over. Bake in the preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes, basting occasionally until potatoes are well-glazed and begin to caramelize on edges. Remove from oven; cool slightly before serving. Serve hot or warm garnished with lemon peel. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

LEMON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook, peel and mash sweet potatoes. Beat in lemon, butter, salt & pepper to taste, eggs yolks, and nutmeg to taste until smooth.
• Transfer into a 1 1/2 quart buttered casserole dish and brush top with butter.
• Top with lemon slices.
• Cook at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until heated through.

GREEK LEMON-CUMIN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan large enough to fit potatoes to a boil. While waiting for the water to boil, wash and peel the potatoes. Slice the potatoes into 1/8 inch round medallions. Once the water is boiling add the potatoes and cook for 4-5 minutes until roughly 3/4 cooked. The potatoes should hold their shape and be slightly firm in the center. Strain and dry the potatoes and set a sauté pan on medium heat. Melt the butter until just foaming and add the potatoes. Cook until slightly browned and fully cooked and soft throughout. Season with cumin and salt and pepper to taste. Toss in the pan until all potatoes are coated and add the lemon juice. Toss once more and turn off the heat. Once off the heat, add chopped parsley and toss until fully coated. Serve warm.

GINGER-LEMON SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• boil sweet potatoes in water to cover till just tender. cool, peel, and cut into 1-inch pieces.
• heat oil in large saute pan over high heat. when oil begins to smoke, add mustard seeds, covering pan. when seeds stop sputtering, add chiles. when chiles are toasted, add onion and ginger. saute until onion is lightly browned, then add turmeric and stir.
• add sweet potatoes and salt and toss gently to mix. cover and steam over low heat until flavors meld, about 4 minute sprinkle with lemon juice and serve hot.