Sweet Potato Squares With Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise

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Prep Time:
30 Mins
Bake Time:
20 Mins
Cook Time:
8 Mins
Yield:
Makes 8 appetizer servings
Anne Trulock, Madison, Georgia
September 2008
RECIPE BY Southern Living

For a hearty, fun appetizer, arrange cubes of sweet potato and pieces of smoked sausage on skewers and serve with a lemon-garlic mayonnaise.   Serve warm or at room temperature. If you choose to serve the Sweet Potato Squares warm, prepare the mayonnaise first.

 

Perfect Partner: 2004 Linden, Claret, Virginia; 2005 Hogue, Cabernet-Merlot, Washington

 

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 32 (1-inch) cubes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 pound spicy smoked sausage, cut into 32 (1/2-inch) pieces
  • 32 wooden picks
  • Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise
  • Garnish: fresh thyme sprigs

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450°. Place sweet potato cubes on a lightly greased 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Drizzle potatoes with 2 Tbsp. oil, and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Toss to coat.

Step 2

Bake at 450° for 15 to 20 minutes, turning cubes twice.

Step 3

Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Drain on paper towels.

Step 4

Place 1 sausage slice on top of 1 sweet potato cube; secure with a wooden pick. Repeat with remaining sausage slices and potato cubes. Serve with Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise. Garnish, if desired.

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