Lime Cilantro Sweet Potatoes

It's great to find a recipe that you make and know you will make again without changing a thing (well, only one thing.)  This is one of those.  I found it on Epicurious.com, it appeared in Gourmet Magazine, May 2004.  So, the only thing I change is at the end of the preparation.  Instead of combining the spices in one bowl and the wet saucy items in another, I just mix it all up in one bowl.  Why clean an extra bowl when you don't need to?

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 40 min

Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

2 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh lime zest

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation:

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 425°F.  Toss sweet potatoes with 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a shallow baking pan. Arrange potatoes in 1 layer and roast, stirring halfway through roasting, until tender, about 25 minutes total. Stir together cayenne, zest, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Whisk together lime juice and remaining tablespoon oil in a medium bowl, then add potatoes. Sprinkle with cayenne mixture and cilantro, stirring gently to combine.