7-Minute "Quick Steamed" Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 2 medium Sweet Potatoes
• 3 TBS extra virgin olive oil (or to taste)
• 2 medium cloves garlic
• Sea salt and pepper to taste
• Optional:
• 1/2 onion slice (cook with the sweet potatoes)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves

Directions

1. Fill the bottom of the steamer with 2 inches of water.
2. While steam is building up, press or finely chop and let sit for at least 5 minutes.
3. Cut Sweet Potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.
4. When water comes to a boil carefully add Sweet Potatoes. Cover steamer with a tight fitting lid and steam for 7 minutes. Sweet Potatoes are done when they are fork tender.
5. Transfer to a bowl. For more flavor, toss Sweet Potatoes with the remaining ingredients while they are still hot. Research shows that fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids found in foods, such as Sweet Potatoes, may be better absorbed when consumed with fat-containing foods like extra virgin olive oil..

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