SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS AND BLUE CHEESE

Sweet Potatoes With Pecans and Blue Cheese image

Provided by pamela t.

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 large sweet potatoes
1 small onion
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup pecans
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
4 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
1 garlic clove
2 tablespoons blue cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

Peel sweet potatoes and cut into thin wedges.
Peel and chop onion.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In 15 x 10 pan place potatoes, onion and drizzle with 2 T olive oil.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, stirring once.
Meanwhile, in a skillet, melt butter over medium heat, stir in pecans, brown sugar and 1/4 t salt.
Cook and stir about 3 minutes until pecans are coated with sugar.
remove from heat and let cool on foil.
For dressing:.
whisk together honey, vinegar, garlic, 1/4 t salt, 1/4 t pepper.
Slowly whisk in remaining olive oil until combined.
Whisk in 1 T blue cheese.
Transfer potatoes and onions to serving plate.
Drizzle with dressing and remaining blue cheese.
Sprinkle with pecans.