Herb-Coated Sweet Potato Fries!

Well hello all. Back again with an easy recipe to share and enjoy just in time for the crisp coolness of fall. Don't you just love this time of year? It's that sweet seasonal moment when the colors all around turn warm and the leaves crunch beneath your feet. I've been completely obsessed with quick, fall-inspired meals (mostly featuring squash,) and here's one go-to non-squash recipe I've come back to again and again this late September. It's great for those watching their weight because the fries are baked and not deep-fried and it's also a delicious pick-me-up to cure those dreaded post-summer blahs:

Herb-Coated Sweet Potato Fries
Serves: 2

Ingredients
2 Large Sweet Potatoes (Yams or--my favorite--Japanese sweet potatoes, they're white!)
1/4 cup olive oil + 1 teaspoon for mixing with fries
1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400F
2. Peel the sweet potatoes
3. Cut lengthwise into slices about 1/2 inch thick
4. Slice these pieces again lengthwise so they form thin fries (no more than 1/2 inch in width)
5. Arrange the "fries" on a baking sheet and coat with olive oil (about 1/4 cup or just enough so all fries are coated but not too much so that there's excess oil on the baking tray.)
6. With your hands, mix the fries so that the olive oil is coated evenly.
7. Sprinkle fries with salt, pepper and a little cumin (not too much salt because we will be adding more salt later.)
7. Put fries in the oven and bake until crispy (about 35-45 minutes.)
8. While the fries cook, mix the mustard, white wine vinegar, oregano, basil, 1 tsp olive oil, salt (just a pinch! remember there's already salt on the fries,) and pepper in a bowl so that all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
9. Once fries are done, place them in a large bowl and mix with the mustard/white wine/olive oil/oregano/basil mixture. Start with just a little of this mixture and only add more if it doesn't coat all the fries. Once each fry has been lightly coated in the mixture, they're ready to eat!

As always, let me know how you like the recipe. Your feedback is deeply appreciated! Hope you enjoy!

Xo,

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