Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, these sweet potato fries served with an avocado dip make a perfect healthy snack!
With the upcoming weekend and Labor Day approaching on Monday, it’s the perfect time to share with you my absolute favorite american snack: sweet potato fries!
You might have noticed before how crazy I am about sweet potatoes, through various recipes on the blog such as the Sweet potato veggie burgers, the Sweet potato & goat cheese ravioli and the irresistible Sweet potato and peanut butter gratin (my favorite: I made it a thousand times already)! And today come the sweet potato fries, a snack or side dish I order anytime I have the occasion. They entirely replaced potato fries in my diet: they taste so much more!
Along with a huge burger or just as an easy snack with a dip, they always please me. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, they are much healthier than classic fries as they are here baked instead of fried. Actually I never ever fry food myself, and when I order food at the restaurant I always go for a baked version of any dish when possible. Get rid of the fatty, greasy taste of any fried food and you will appreciate the real taste of your ingredients instead.
Here, I baked my sweet potato fries together with olive oil, which is loaded with antioxidants and healthy fats. Sweet potatoes also offer great nutritional properties. Loaded with dietary fibers (4g per servings compared to 1.8g only for white potatoes), they also are one of the richest source of beta-carotene, a nutrient your body convert into vitamin A after consumption. Among many health properties, beta-carotene has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects, with the capacity to regulate your blood sugar levels giving the high amounts of fibers it contains. Also, its potassium load help the natural detox function of your body.
Pairing sweet potato fries with this easy healthy avocado dip make them healthier as the beta-carotene is better metabolized when paired with healthy fats, and avocado is definitely one of them. Here I suggest an easy healthy avocado dip. You could also imagine a guacamole to serve with your sweet potato fries, but in that case you’d better not to spice your fries to avoid an overlapping in taste/flavors.
Definitely, sweet potato fries served with an avocado dip are a favorite of mine. Super easy and quick to prepare, they make the ideal healthy low-carbs snack dish to indulge when watching a movie, or when I have friends coming over at the last minute. There is absolutely no reason not to try them!
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Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, these sweet potato fries make a perfect healthy snack!
Ingredients
Sweet potato fries:
- 2 large sweet potatoes, cut into sticks
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt & black pepper
Avocado dip:
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) plain yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt & pepper
- Fresh cilantro, cut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Cut the sweet potatoes into sticks, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide.
- Toss them with olive oil in a large mixing bowl. Add the paprika, garlic, salt and pepper and toss well.
- Transfer the sweet potatoes onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until brown and crisp on the bottom, about 10-15 minutes, then filp and bake until the other side is crisp, about 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the avocado dip: in a food processor, mix the garlic cloves until minced. Add the ripe avocado, yogurt, fresh lemon juice, and mix until smooth texture. Season with salt and pepper, and add cilantro on top.
- Enjoy the sweet potato fries with the avocado dip.
Un beau mélange de couleurs et de saveurs !
Exactement 🙂 Une association parfaite selon moi, qui aime jouer avec le visuel et le goût en même temps!
Olala moi aussi j’en raffole et les tiennes donnent tellement envie 🙂
Heureuse de voir qu’on est toutes les deux adeptes des frites de patates douces 🙂
Tout comme toi j’adore les patates douces, surtout en frites/rôties.
J’espère que tu pourras bien profiter de ton week-end 🙂
Bises
Oui, les patates douces sont vraiment des plus savoureuses et parfaitement versatiles en cuisine. Un ingrédient que l’on peut aisément intégrer à un plat salé comme à un plat sucré 🙂
j’adore les frittes de patates douces!!!! bisous
Simply stunning sweet potato recipe! Thanks, Del. 🙂
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Semble très bon … je vais l’essayer même si je n’aime pas vraiment les avocats …
Ta recette me met l’eau à la bouche ! Je suis accro aux frites de patates douces, mais avec l’avocat ça doit être encore meilleur, j’adore <3
Elles sont – sans aucune fausse modestie, aucune – à tomber 😀
My new absolute favorite recipie. Delicious!
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Oh, I’m so happy you like it, Amy! I know, it’s so, so good, I can’t get enough of it 🙂
Love it!
I’m glad to hear it. THank you! 🙂
This looks so delicious! I am definitely going to try this one!
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hank you. You will love it, for sure! 🙂
amazing!!
Going to make this dish in the upcoming days!!
Thanks for the recipe.
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Thanks, Mohit! You’ll see, it’s delicious! 🙂
J’ai essayé votre recette et elle est délicieuse! J’adore la purée de patates douces mais je voulais tester de nouvelles recettes, et celle ci est définitivement ma préférée! Et celle de ma famille aussi d’ailleurs! 🙂
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Miam ! Je sais que les frites de patate douce, c’est trop bon mais alors en plus avec une sauce à l’avocat ! À tester sans faute ! 🙂
Une des recettes préférées de mes lecteurs. Un classique dont on ne se lasse pas.
Nice Post….
Thanks for sharing this yummy food post.I love to cook this yummy and healthy food.
Thank you Sophie!
Thanks, Del. Simply stunning sweet potato recipe!
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Thank you!
coucou delphine ce soir je teste la recette des frite à la patate douces sauce avocat je pense que je vais me régaler bonne journée
Super Corinne, vous verrez c’est un régal de bonnes choses! Très belle journée à vous aussi. Del
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Bonjour delphine vraiment hier soir un vrai régal les frites de patates douce avec cette sauce onctueuse à l avocat un grand merci pour toutes tes recettes je m en inspire très souvent à bientôt très belle journée à toi
Oh super, je suis ravie de l’apprendre Corinne. Je fais cette recette régulièrement aussi et c’est toujours un succès 🙂
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I eat avocado every single day! Love the richness and creaminess of this wonder fruit Had only savoury version before, but it was long time ago.
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Wow, looks so tasty and delicious. Definitely going to try this out during this lockdown period. And pictures looks really yummy
Thank you so much, it’s actually one of my very favorite recipe. I do not count the many times I’ve tried it already 🙂 Del