Sweet Potato & Kale Sauté

Never would I have imaged I would crave and love something like this. I recently went to a local BBQ place that offered Kale and Sweet potatoes as a side. I was amazed at how well the two complimented each other. Both of these are staple go to items for me, so I decided to try to recreate the dish on my own but make it a bit healthier. I’m certain it was swimming in butter at the BBQ place. So if that of no concern to you, go for it. Make it your own! Same with the seasonings and spices. This could be done with any variety of seasonings. Maybe add in some dried cranberries, diced onion, or bacon pieces.

How To make it:

Step One – Preparation

1. Pour about a tablespoon of olive oil (or whatever you like) into a skillet (I use a 12 inch cast iron for this)
2. Put it on medium to low heat and let oil get hot
3. Mince up some garlic and set it to the side
4. Go ahead and prep anything you may want to add, like onion, bacon, have your seasonings handy and pre-measured if you do that sort of thing. The cooking process goes rather quick so just make it easy on yourself now and plan ahead

Step two – Prepare the Sweet Potatoes

1. Wash 2 small to medium size sweet potatoes
2. peel them
3. cut them into bite-size cubes
4. Add them to the hot oil in the skillet
5. Add seasoning (This is where you can get creative, add what you like)
   1. For this batch I added 2 teaspoons of Graham Masala
   2. 1 tsp cumin
   3. 1/2 tsp celery salt
   4. a dash of pepper
6. Now is when you would add onions or bacon if you choose
7. Stir and turn them until the seasoning is well spread and also to prevent burning (browning is fine)
8. When the potatoes are soft, put them into a separate dish to the side

Step Three – Cook the Kale

1. Add another tablespoon(ish) of olive oil to the skillet
2. Add in the garlic that you minced up in the preparation
3. Allow it to brown a bit but careful not to burn it
4. add 2-3 good handfuls (or cups if you need to measure) of chopped kale
5. Add more of the same seasonings you used before on the sweet potatoes
6. Stir it around until its lighting coated in oil and seasoning
7. Add 1 tablespoon of water
8. The kale will quickly cook down, wilt, and become tender

Step 4 Combine all the goodness

1. Add the sweet potatoes back into the pan
2. Stir them together, mix them up…get ready for the yum!
3. Add more salt/pepper to taste

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Serve and enjoy. Comment below to let me know if you have suggestions for seasonings or additions that worked well for you