Sweet Potato Fries & Avocado Dip
I planned on posting this earlier today but as always, I’m a tad behind. 
I just sat down in IL with a cup of hot raspberry tea in hand. Snow is still coming down outside and I couldn’t be happier. I love winter weather. I also love fries, which brings me to my next recipe. Sweet potato fries! I have always loved fries but knew there had to be a healthier option than deep fried white potatoes. I was overcome with joy when I figured out you could make sweet potato fries. Watching what you eat after the holidays? That’s okay! These are healthy so go ahead and indulge in these tasty fries.
SWEET POTATO FRIES
Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil or more if needed
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
*See avocado dip recipe below.
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
I don’t typically peel the potatoes, but I’ve had the fries with and without it. They taste great both ways! Cut sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch strips.
Toss the sweet potato strips in a large bowl with olive oil (enough to coat), salt, and pepper.
Spread the potatoes onto a baking sheet in a single layer. Be sure to leave a least a little space between each fry. If the baking sheet is overcrowded, the fries won’t cook as evenly.
Place the baking sheet in the oven for 15 minutes. Turn fries over and bake about 15 more minutes, or until slightly browned. Serve with avocado dip. I also dip these in ketchup, dijon mustard, or honey mustard – they taste great alone too!
AVOCADO DIP
Ingredients:
1 avocado
½ cup mayonnaise *I have yet to find mayo without soy, so I make my own. Click here for the recipe. Thanks Choosing Voluntary Simplicity!
¼ tbsp onion powder
1 lime juice
Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor. I don’t have a blender (it’s on my wish list), so I used my Magic Bullet. Blend until smooth. Place it in your favorite bowl, season with salt and pepper, and serve with the baked sweet potato fries!
Have a great weekend!
Hi, I’m Lisa. My body isn’t too fond of gluten, cow’s dairy, or soy. 
A sprinkling of cayenne pepper and a twist of lime would also be lovely!
Heeeeello. I am glad to see that you made your own mayonnaise, ha. That’s the way to go.
Roasting them in coconut oil is my fave.
I wonder if its possible to make mayo without eggs and soy! The fries look very good.
You make your own mayo? That’s awesome XD
I don’t usually eat sweet potatoes, for some reason Im not too fond of the taste. I will try to make the avocado dip for sure and try it with regular potatoes.
there is! there is a recipe on another great blog – Gluten Free Goddess. Here is the link.. http://bit.ly/otR6T
i haven’t tried it yet, but it looks great. if you do try it, i’d love to hear how it turns out!
It would be good with regular potatoes too and it’s also a great veggie dip
Really? I Never thought of that.
I try my best to eat healthy all the time, and I love veggies.
Thanks for the idea. ^_^
Oh my goodness, I am such a fan of simple recipes like these. Going to try this soon. The avocado dip is a new idea for me – trying hard not to picture guacamole, but I will give it a shot.
oh that looks yummy. quite the domestic my dear.
Love these!
I’ve been trying doing this previously, except I can never get them operating as they are should. Do you have any advice?
how do they turn out? mushy? burnt? not cooked all the way?
i’d love to help. i might have a couple tips depending on what has been going wrong.
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