Description
Balsamic Roasted Grapes and Pistachio Stuffed Sweet Potato. Filling enough to be a main course but low in calories!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups black or purple grapes
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil (or high heat oil of choice)
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 large or 4 small sweet potatoes
- 2 teaspoons butter, melted (or vegan butter substitute, or try olive oil)
- 1/4 teaspoon rosemary, chopped or crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons shelled pistachios, chopped or crushed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Toss the grapes in the oil and then sprinkle with salt and pepper. (I like to use parchment paper for easier clean up) Roast the grapes for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, use a fork to poke holes in the sweet potatoes, wrap in paper towel or a clean kitchen towel, and microwave 10 minutes, turning the potato over half way through the cooking time. For small sweet potatoes, reduce the time to 8 minutes. I microwave mine separately, but you can try doing them together. It may take more time. {Alternatively, you can roast the sweet potatoes in the oven at 375 degrees for about an hour. I know it isn’t the best, but I just can’t quit my microwave and the convenience it brings to my life.}
- Once the grapes have finished roasting, drizzle them with the balsamic vinegar and toss to coat.
- Allow the sweet potatoes to cool slightly, and then cut off a thin layer (about 1/4-1/2 inch) of the top, length-wise. Carefully spoon out the flesh and put it in the bowl. Spoon off the flesh from the top piece you removed as well. You can eat or discard that extra piece of skin. Mash the sweet potato flesh and stir in the melted butter, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
- Spoon the mashed sweet potato back into the skins. Top each sweet potato with half (or a fourth if you are using smaller potatoes) of the grapes and sprinkle with half of the pistachios. Enjoy!
Notes
Inspired by this recipe from How Sweet Eats
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: main meal
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 263
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 353.5mg
- Fat: 10.5g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Protein: 4.5g