30 Sweet Potato Recipes You’ll Swear By

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Miso Roasted Sweet Potato with Benne Seed Butter and Collard Green Furikake

Historically, sweet potatoes served as a reminder of home for many Southerns who moved north after the Civil War. They’re rich in nutrients and pair beautifully with ingredients from other cultures. For this roasted sweet potato dish, furikake and yellow miso paste bring an earthy umami to balance the potatoes’ sweetness. Japanese furikake is usually made with seaweed, but in this version you use collard greens. Benne seeds, the West African name for sesame seeds, were brought from the Caribbean in the 1700s and used by enslaved Africans to enrich dishes when meat was scarce. The seeds eventually became a Southern staple whose flavor and richness elevated sweet and savory dishes alike. Here the seeds are blended into a tahini-like butter that’s drizzled over the potatoes.