Sunday Funday! Except not, because we can’t really do anything.

Guys, I still have yams that I can’t seem to get rid of. When I bought so many, I really didn’t think about how creative I’d have to be to find ways to eat them… that weren’t super boring. Cue the bacon…

Though this year has been a lot different, I love going to the Kennett Square Farmers Market to get stuff like local produce, meats, etc. Though I don’t try to eat a lot of meat, I do prefer to know that it was responsibly farmed and that the animal lived as best a life as it could have. I like buying from Canter Hill Farm out of Malvern, PA – they take organic and animal welfare to the next level. I had some bacon in my freezer, and hot damn, it was the perfect thing to use with sweet potatoes. I’ve done a vegetable hash before, but I wanted to be ready with a great snack idea, once we’re all allowed to party again. Without further delay….

Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potato Wedges with Avocado Crema (PALEO!)

Prep time: 10 min

Cook time: 30-40 min

Ingredients

• 2-3 large sweet potatoes, cut into about 8 wedges each
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• pinch of salt and pepper
• 1 lb thick cut (preferably local!) bacon

for the crema:

• 1 small container of Greek-style dairy free yogurt, or regular Greek yogurt if not strict paleo
• 1 avocado, ripe/bright green
• Juice from 1 lime, or 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• salt, to taste

Important supplies – a wire baking rack for your sheet (so the bacon doesn’t get soggy)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease/spray your wire backing rack, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet (foil for easy clean up!).
2. In a small mixing bowl, mix together your paprika, garlic and chili powder, with just a pinch of salt. On each wedge, sprinkle the seasoning on both sides of the wedge, and wrap the bacon around the wedge like a spiral, starting at one end and working your way to the other end.
3. Repeat this for each of the wedges, placing them evenly spaced on the wire rack/baking sheet.
4. If you have any leftover seasoning mix, sprinkle over the wedges.
5. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until bacon starts to brown. It’s best to flip them halfway through, so that the bottom side is able to brown just as the top does.
6. Meanwhile, while they’re baking, mash your avocado in a mixing bowl, so that no chunks remain. If you like particularly smooth avocado puree, you can do this step in a food processor. Quite frankly, I did mine by hand because it was 8:30pm and I didn’t want to dirty another dish, so it worked just fine.
7. Once the avocado is mashed or pureed, mix in your Greek yogurt, lime juice and pinch of salt. Continue to mix until smooth. Place in refrigerator until use.
8. Once your sweet potato wedges are cooked, serve immediately while hot, with your crema on the side.

Enjoy!

-S