28 sweet potato leaf recipes

Vegan butternut squash chowder made creamy without a drop of dairy. Blended squash, sweet potato, and carrot form a velvety base, brightened with garlic, rosemary, and thyme and topped with toasted almonds.

Vegan sweet potato and tomato soup with carrots, celery, and a hint of nutmeg, partially pureed for chunky-creamy texture. Healthy, high-fiber bowl perfect for chilly nights.

I cooked this soup 3 times lately, and the best base is turkey- chicken stock in my opinion. Just a summer soup made of many stems.

Mud Crab seasoned Alpine Pepper and served with smoked sweet potato gnocchi

Even the sweet potato/yam "dis-liker" (me) liked the flavor of these. Nice little bite from the cayenne. And the amount of sugar was just right. I don't care for really "sweet" yam dishes at all! Thanks for this addition to our holiday dinner. (Part of my "Thanksgiving 2010" Menu)

Mom's shepherd's pie: leftover lamb cubed and simmered with onion, red pepper, rosemary, and parsley under a mashed potato crust. The classic Sunday-roast reinvention.

Australian crown roast of lamb filled with sherry-spiked sweet potato stuffing. Simple to assemble, stunning to serve, and the "tipsy" part makes it a proper party roast.

Hearty roasted vegetable soup with eggplant, zucchini, sweet potatoes, peppers, leeks, and three kinds of beans in herb-infused vegetable broth. A vegan, high-fiber dinner soup.

Crispy-skinned red snapper seared until the skin shatters, served over a light stew of new potatoes, summer squash, and zucchini in a white wine, lemon, and tarragon broth. A healthy Mediterranean-style fish dinner.

A cost-effective veggie only hash that uses up basic pantry vegetables. Develops a nice crusty brown surface as it cooks.

Two-potato gratin layers thin slices of sweet potatoes and new potatoes with minced onion and skim milk for a lighter take on classic scalloped potatoes. Naturally low-fat side dish.

Vidalia beef patty bakes a ground beef burger with sliced potato and sweet Vidalia onion in a buttered foil packet. A hands-off, one-serving campfire-style dinner.

Potato cucumber salad with fresh mango, toasted spice blend, orange juice, ginger, lemon, and mint. A vibrant, low-fat summer salad with Moroccan-inspired warming spices and no mayo.

Rutabaga puree with sweet potato, a pinch of cayenne, and nutmeg. A creamy, low-fat side dish that rivals mashed potatoes without the guilt.

Smoky andouille sausage simmered with tender potatoes, onions, and bell peppers in white wine and bacon drippings for Cajun comfort in one pot.

Garden-loaded ratatouille sauce with eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, and sweet potato tossed with ziti and showered in fresh basil and mint. A vibrant, plant-based pasta that eats like a celebration of summer produce.