Description
Crispy golden sweet potato bites with feta offer a delightful appetizer perfect for gatherings. Mediterranean-inspired ingredients blend seamlessly, creating an irresistible snack you’ll crave at first taste.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 sweet potatoes (long, thin, orange-flesh, about 1.5 lbs or 680 g)
- 4 oz (113 g) feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tsp Italian herb blend (or any all-purpose seasoning)
- ½ tsp Greek seasoning
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) olive oil
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) Greek yogurt or sour cream
- ¼ cup (40 g) green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously cleanse and trim sweet potatoes, eliminating imperfections and ensuring uniform surfaces for optimal roasting.
- Slicing: Craft precise circular medallions approximately 1/2-inch thick, maintaining consistent dimension for balanced cooking and presentation.
- Shaping: Delicately excavate a central well in each medallion using a melon baller, creating a perfect vessel for the forthcoming feta topping.
- Initial Roasting: Arrange medallions on olive oil-brushed baking sheet, positioning wells upward, and dust with Italian Herb Blend for enhanced aromatic complexity.
- Caramelization: Roast in preheated oven at 450°F for 25 minutes, allowing edges to transform into golden-brown crisp surfaces with rich caramelized notes.
- Topping Composition: Simultaneously blend feta cheese, Greek yogurt, Greek seasoning, and green onions into a creamy, flavor-packed mixture that complements the sweet potato base.
- Finishing Touch: Fill each medallion’s well with prepared feta blend, then return to oven for an additional 5 minutes to soften cheese and integrate flavors.
- Serving: Present these gourmet bites immediately, ensuring peak temperature and textural excellence for an extraordinary culinary experience.
Notes
- Precision Cuts Matter: Uniform 1/2-inch medallions ensure consistent cooking and professional-looking presentation.
- Potato Preparation: Thoroughly clean and trim sweet potatoes, removing blemishes to guarantee a clean, high-quality base.
- Temperature Control: Roast at 450°F for exact caramelization, watching carefully to prevent burning and achieve golden-brown edges.
- Topping Timing: Add feta mixture in two stages – first roast, then final 5-minute melt – to preserve texture and maximize flavor infusion.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 360 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg