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A spoon drizzled tahini dressing over the Mediterranean-Style Sweet Potato Casserole.
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Mediterranean-Style Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

A delicious, Mediterranean style side dish that goes great with Mediterranean turkey breast.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 195kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Immersion Blender (or potato masher)

Ingredients

Sweet Potato Base

  • 4 large sweet potatoes (peeled and cubed - about 9 cups)
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 large garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup broth (optional for texture - vegetable or chicken)

Mediterranean Topping

  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
  • ½ cup Kalamata olives (pitted and chopped)
  • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 tbsp. fresh parsley (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp. fresh oregano (chopped - or 1 tbsp. dried oregano)
  • 2 tbsp. pine nuts (toasted)

Lemon-Tahini Drizzle

  • ¼ cup tahini
  • 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp. water
  • 1 large garlic clove (minced)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Sweet Potato Mash

  • Prepare and measure all your sweet potato mash ingredients.
    Mediterranean-Style Sweet Potato Casserole recipe ingredients collected on a sheet pan.
  • In a large pot of boiling water, cook the peeled and cut sweet potato cubes until they're fork-tender. About 10-20 minutes. Drain and return the potatoes to the pot you cooked them in.
    Sweet potato cubes returned to the pot they were boiled in.
  • In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.
    Minced garlic in a cast iron skillet.
  • Add the sautéd garlic to the pot of cooked sweet potatoes, along with the cumin, smoked paprika, ground cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Blend them all together using an immersion blender or potato masher.
    Adding spices to the sweet potatoes.
  • If it needs it for consistency, blend the broth in now.
    Adding a cup of broth to the sweet potatoes for a smoother texture.
  • Transfer the seasoned sweet potatoes to a baking dish.
    Sweet potato mash transferred to a white, fluted, ceramic pie pan.

Toppings

  • Prep all your topping ingredients. (I forgot to add the pine nuts for the photo (oops!), but you want them now for this.
    Topping ingredients gathered and measured, sitting on a cutting board.
  • Spread the Mediterranean toppings evenly over the sweet potato mash in the baking dish.
    The sweet potato casserole with toppings, waiting for dressing to be added.

Sauce

  • Gather all the sauce ingredients.
    Dressing ingredients collected on a sheet pan in individual bowls.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the tahini, fresh lemon juice, water, minced garlic, salt, and pepper until smooth. Adjust the consistency by adding more water if needed. I didn't find it necessary, but you might.
    The dressing whisked together in a metal bowl with a whisk.
  • Drizzle the Lemon-Tahini sauce over the top.
    Dressing drizzled over the Mediterranean-Style Sweet Potato Casserole.
  • Serve your Mediterranean-Style Sweet Potato Casserole and garnish with additional fresh herbs, if desired.
    A white, fluted, ceramic pie pan on a gray surface, filled with Mediterranean-Style Sweet Potato Casserole.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible. Data does not include broth.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 764mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 32157IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg