Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Yields 10 servings as a side dish
5 large sweet potatoes
4 - 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Clean and peel sweet potatoes. Cut sweet potatoes into 1/4-inch slices. Put in a bowl of water to stop them from turning brown. Remove sweet potatoes from water and dry with a kitchen towel. Place in a large bowl and add 4 tablespoons olive oil and thyme. Add more olive oil if needed until all of the sweet potatoes are coated. Mix well. Line a baking pan with aluminum foil and grease with a small amount of olive oil.* Place sweet potatoes on pan in a single layer. Bake for 20 minutes in middle of oven. Turn sweet potatoes over and bake for an additional 10 - 20 minutes until cooked, but not browned. Remove from oven and sprinkle salt over top of cooked sweet potatoes. Repeat from * until all sweet potatoes have been cooked.
