Friday, March 19, 2010

Sweet Potato Bake (Pizza Style?)


This was my attempt at trying to make a crust out of sweet potatoes. I had 3 of the white variety. I though of making potato chips, but slicing them was a bit of a chore at the time. So I grated and chopped it finely andmixed it up with some olive oile, salt, pepper, and paprika. Baked it until It looked ready. I prebaked it before adding the toppings. It came out a bit soft and it was still soft even after baking with the toppings. But it was actually really good. I used a fork to eat it, but it was definitely tasty. I'll eventually figure out how to properly crisp up a sweet potato in the oven. For now I'm content with some of the resulting dishes I've had.  It was actually fun to tear into it.

Serves 2-3



Sweet Potato Bake (Pizza Style?)

3 small to medium sweet potato (white variety)- peeled grated
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 Tbsp paprika
1/2 Tbsp dry thyme
extra virgin olive oil
1 c Bertolli Arribbiata Sauce
1 1/2 c shredded cheese
1 small tomato - deseeded and chopped
1/4 c sun dried tomato - rough chopped


Preheat your oven to 450˚F

In a bowl, mix together the grated sweet potato, salt, pepper and paprika. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Press down firmly until it forms a crust 1/4-inch thick. Pre-bake for 10-15 minutes.


15 comments:

  1. very innovative.. love the color.. thanks for the recipe.. :)

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  2. So creative! It's almost like a sweet potato hash crust.
    What is the white variety?

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  3. I've been wondering how to get sweet potatoes really crisp too. Sounds great as a pizza crust!

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  4. oh pretty cool very creative have a great weekend

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  5. i love this. i must try this. you know i love my sweet potato and pizza. very clever chicklet.

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  6. How creative! And delicious! Maybe mixing the potato with a little flour and egg might work to make it more like a dough?

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  7. What a great idea! I'm so stealing it. Heh. Maybe hitting it with the broiler at first might crisp it up? Or preheating the pan you're cooking it on?

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  8. Interesting!! And it looks and sounds good:)
    The Peppered Pantry~

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  9. Interesting! I wonder if you shredded the sweet potatoes and then fried them up like hash browns if they would crisp up?

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  10. You are so clever and creative Jenn - this looks tasty.

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  11. Mmmmm... I can't imagine this NOT tasting good!

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  12. It totally looks like a pizza! And I bet if you made a huge one it would be fun eating family-style with friends.

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  13. What a great idea - love the sweet taste that a sweet potato would add to the mix

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