What do you do with one giant baked sweet potato? I suppose the options depend on how much you’re willing to push the boundaries of what is considered “normal” in American cooking.
My giant sweet potato (which I baked while baking bread) might have been enough for Sweet Potato Pie. (The recipe at Simply Recipes sounds good; simply substitute the baked potato for the boiled ones and add a little water.) Or I could mash it and sweeten it a little and roast marshmallows on top, as many people like it. Sweet potato soup is another possibility.
But I wanted something that makes me think it’s spring, even if the weather has been uncooperative. Enter the Sweet Potato & Goat Cheese Sandwich. Probably not to everyone’s taste, but I thought it was delicious. Here’s what I did.
Sweet Potato & Goat Cheese Sandwich
Ingredients per person:
- 1 large slice of artisan-style bread (such as the bread that baked with my tater)
- 3-6 slices (about 1/2-inch [1 cm] thick), baked, cooled & peeled sweet potato (number will depend on potato diameter)
- 1 ounce chevre
- Minced fresh chives
1. Cut bread slices in half crosswise and toast.
2. Cover each bread slice with sweet potato slices, and crumble chevre on top. If desired, run under broiler to partially melt cheese. (I didn’t, but it would be good.)
3. Sprinkle chives on top, and serve open-face.
It was good! What would you do with a prebaked sweet potato?
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Susan G. // May 4, 2009 at 10:46 am
ummmm, no comment!
Seriously, I use a baked sweet potato in place of a regular baked potato. Especially good with pork.
Janet Majure // May 6, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Sounds like a comment to me! No worries. I promise not to serve it to you. :)