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Active Time
15 minutes
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Total Time
35 minutes
Feel free to play with different herbs in the chimichurri recipe—that's what these brothers and co-chefs have always done: "When we were younger, our mom would buy lots of herbs, but she'd never use them," says Michael. "So we'd just blend them with garlic, oil, and vinegar."
Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
Step 1
Heat oven to 425°F. Toss sweet potatoes and 2 tablespoons oil on a large rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Roast, turning once, until tender, 25-30 minutes.
Step 2
Meanwhile, pulse cilantro, parsley, oregano, thyme, and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. With motor running, slowly add vinegar and remaining 1/4 cup oil and process until combined; season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Spoon chimichurri onto a serving platter and top with sweet potatoes and Speck.
Nutrition Per Serving
Crispy on the outside, velvety within, and with a prep time of about, oh, three minutes, sweet potato wedges are perfect for family dinner. Use the roasting method above, then try these riffs from Michael Sheerin. —J.K.
Herb YogurtBlend yogurt with a handful of chopped cilantro, then spoon onto a plate and top with wedges.
Almonds + SageJust before the potatoes finish cooking, add sage leaves to the baking sheet so they cook in the remaining oil. Before serving, sprinkle potatoes with chopped smoked almonds and the crisp sage.
GlazedToss cooked wedges with a mixture of soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar.
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Reviews (9)
Back to TopThis has been a go to for years for a light supper or side dish. Slivered fresh fennel gives it some crunch. Prosciutto is a great sub for speck. It's especially good with a fried egg. It makes great leftovers too!
Anonymous
Charlotte, NC
6/15/2021
Gotta love that chimichurri. Super-simple recipe, really lovely with the speck, but not necessary. The roasted sweet potato and herbs are great on a salad base for a light pack lunch (plus maybe a little goat cheese), or alongside some pork tenderloin for dinner. But speck or prosciutto is delicious if procurable.
laurenrds
Brooklyn, NY
12/6/2020
DELICIOUS. I can see a lot of applications for this.
jacqualin
Crozet, VA
6/23/2018
Made with sweet potatoes plus other roasted vegetables but left off the speck. Took to a pot luck dinner and it was the hit of the evening.
Anonymous
Dallas, TX
12/30/2015
This was my first time making Chimichurri. We had this for Christmas dinner along with the quick Porchetta from this site. The entire meal was delicious. The Porchetta was already a family favorite. The roasted sweet potatoes with the Chimichurri sauce and prosciutto was the perfect side.
arizonarose
12/29/2015
Absolute winner, and here is why for us: quick to make, full of flavor, works with other dishes (chimichurri) so we can eat great and yet watch our weight.
hobieone
Beaverton, OR
8/30/2015
This was excellent and easy. I have tried with a variety of herbs and although cilantro and parsley are essential, the others can be varied. Speck or prociutto are not necessary but add a nice touch of salt so you may want a grind of sea salt to replace them if you make this dish vegetarian. We have also made the variety with almonds and sage- it was lovely although in our opinion not as good as this one. Beautiful presentation on all of them- different enough for a fancy meal but easy enough for Wednesday night.
stormympm
Amherst
2/17/2015
awesome sauce (literally :-)!! I make it to put on everything now....make this dish with a small piece of white fish and drizzle the chimmichuri on everything....
carinjacobs
Long Beach , Ca
11/27/2013
I think this is my new favorite way to use chimichurri. Made this on a weeknight so favored prosciutto over making a special trip to find speck. Loved this and found it easy and creative. I served with a simple pan-seared pork chop, but would do grilled steak next time. There will be a next time.
lschmidt
Portland, OR
11/20/2013
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