Southwestern Sweet Potato Wedges with Avocado-Cilantro Sour Cream is an easy side dish perfect to serve with anything you’re making this summer–especially grilled burgers and steaks!
If you’re looking for a healthier alternative to white potato fries or wedges to pair with burgers and steaks this summer, this recipe is for you! They have tons of flavor and the Avocado-Cilantro Sour Cream is the perfect accompaniment.
You’ll also love these spicy, crusty sweet potato wedges with Southwestern or Mexican mains such as enchiladas or tacos.
Best of all, they’re super easy to make so let’s make ’em!
How to make Southwestern Spiced Sweet Potato Wedges with Avocado-Cilantro Sour Cream:
- Gather and prep all the ingredients:
- Four medium to large sweet potatoes
- Olive oil
- Chili powder
- Ground cumin
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Smoked paprika
- Cayenne pepper
- Salt
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into thick wedges.
- Place on a cast iron griddle or baking pan. If you don’t have one, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Drizzle the potatoes with olive oil.
- Combine all the spices and seasonings and sprinkle over the potatoes.
- Toss to coat and spread the potatoes back out on the griddle, pan or prepared baking sheet.
- You can also toss the potatoes with the oil and spices in a mixing bowl and then spread out on the griddle, pan or baking sheet.
- Place in the oven and roast, flipping the potatoes once.
- While the potatoes are roasting, make the Avocado-Cilantro Sour Cream.
- Gather and prep all the ingredients:
- Light or regular sour cream
- A nice, ripe avocado
- A serrano or jalapeno pepper
- Lime juice
- Garlic
- Cilantro
- Simply combine them all in a food processor or blender and voila!
- Serve with the piping hot sweet potato wedges!
Frequently Asked Questions:
If you feel it’s going to be too hot for you, simply leave them out. Or, remove the seeds and membranes to take the bite out of the peppers but still have the flavor.
You can get the olive oil and spice blend onto the potatoes then refrigerate. Spread out and roast when needed. The Avocado-Cilantro Sour Cream can be prepped and combined a day ahead of time.
Serve with:
- Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Chicken Sliders
- Grilled Burgers with Bacon Tomato Jam and Smoked Gouda
- Shrimp Burgers with Jalapeno Remoulade
- Buttery Blackened Steak Bites with Gorgonzola
- Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak with Peperonata
- Tofu and Black Bean Tacos
More sweet potato recipes you’ll love:
- Thai Red Curry Sweet Potato and Lentil Soup
- Korean Sweet Potato Latkes with Gochujang Mayonnaise
- Vegan Thai Green Sweet Potato Curry
- Jeannie’s Sweet Potato Souffle
- Cauliflower and Sweet Potatoes in Roasted Red Pepper Mole
- Sweet Potato Galette with Pecan Streusel Topping
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Southwestern Sweet Potato Wedges with Avocado-Cilantro Sour Cream
Southwestern Sweet Potato Wedges with Cilantro - Avocado Sour Cream is an easy side dish perfect to serve with anything you're making this summer--especially grilled burgers and steaks!
Ingredients
- SWEET POTATO WEDGES
- 4 medium to large sweet potatoes, peeled and each cut into 6-8 thick wedges
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon granulated onion
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Salt, to taste
- AVOCADO - CILANTRO SOUR CREAM
- 1 cup sour cream, regular or light
- 1 large avocado, pitted
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, seeded if desired
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
- Salt, to taste
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- SWEET POTATOES: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Spread the potatoes out on a nonstick baking sheet.
- Drizzle with the olive oil and toss to coat.
- Combine the chili powder, garlic, onion, paprika, cumin and cayenne in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt.
- Sprinkle the spice blend over the potatoes and toss to coat.
- Place in the oven and roast for approximately 40 minutes, flipping the potatoes after approximately 20 minutes.
- AVOCADO - CILANTRO SOUR CREAM: Combine all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Serve with sweet potato wedges with lime wedges on the side.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 315Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 272mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 8gSugar: 7gProtein: 4g
The nutritional information above is computer-generated and only an estimate. Please do your own research with the products you're using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.
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