Smoky Spicy Lime Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 lb sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon chipotle chile in adobo, minced (just the chile)
• 1/8 teaspoon adobo sauce (from canned chipotles)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (or less, to taste)
• 1 3/4 teaspoons lime juice
• 1/4 lime, zest of
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 simmer sweet potatoes, uncovered, over medium heat until fork tender, about 15 minutes. if foaming occurs, skim off top of water.
• 2 in a bowl combine oil, chile, adobo sauce, cumin, and lime juice and zest.
• 3 drain sweet potatoes, reserving 3 tablespoons of the cooking water (be careful not to burn yourself).
• 4 mash sweet potatoes with cooking water. mix spices in until well incorporated. salt and pepper to taste, and serve.