Sweet potato and green beans are tossed in a full-bodied olive oil with raw garlic and fresh thyme, then roasted to perfection! These roasted vegetables are healthy and delicious.
2cupssweet potatoskinned and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
2cupsgreen beansstems trimmed
2tbspolive oil
2cloves of garlicfinely chopped
1tbspfresh thymefinely chopped
1/2tspsalt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut the vegetables. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut it into 1/2 inch pieces. Trim the tops and bottoms off of the green beans. Finely chop the garlic and thyme and place everything into a bowl.
Toss the vegetables in olive oil. Add olive oil and salt to the bowl and toss using the spatula.
Spread evenly on the baking sheet. Arrange the vegetables evenly so they do now overcrowd of overlap on the baking sheet.
Cook for 20 minutes. Depending on how soft you like the sweet potato to be, you can check the fork tenderness at 15 minutes.
Serve. For more flavor, top with parmesan cheese, a squeeze of lemon, and fresh cracked pepper. Mangia!