RECIPE: Baked Sweet Potato with Scallions & Cilantro

BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH SCALLIONS AND CILANTRO
(Best of Gourmet Magazine 2005)
SERVES 4
Active time: 5 min
Start to finish: 40 min

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INGREDIENTS
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4 small slender sweet potatoes (2 lb total)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 scallions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

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INSTRUCTIONS
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Prick potatoes several times with a fork and put directly on oven rack in middle position. Put a sheet of foil on lower rack (to catch any drips) and heat oven to 450∞F. Bake potatoes until soft when squeezed, 30 to 35 minutes.

Mash together butter, scallions, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Slit potatoes lengthwise and put some butter mixture in center of each.

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