Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Potluck Party

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (158)

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Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

5 sweet potatoes, cut into about 1 by 5-inch "fries"
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the sweet potato "fries" on a foil-lined baking sheet and toss with the olive oil. Bake until golden, about 45 minutes.

Meanwhile combine the basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. In another small bowl combine the mayonnaise, garlic, and lemon juice, and stir to combine.

When the sweet potato fries come out of the oven, sprinkle with the basil salt. Serve with the garlic mayonnaise alongside for dipping.

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recipe Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise
Tracy Temecula, CA 10-26-2009
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Loved 'Em!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Awesome flavor! We love sweet potatoes and we loved this recipe. Okay, enough with the, "they aren't crispy." Some might... be crispy some might not be but they have an awesome flavor. Definite keeper in my house.Read more
recipe Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise
Colleen El Campo, TX 10-08-2009
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Wow!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy, cheap and absolutely delicious! What more could you ask of a recipe!?! This is the first "Giada" recipe I have tried.... I will definitely pay more attention to her contributions from now on! Did I say delicious? They're ADDICTIVE!!!! And that garlic mayonnaise! Wow, wow, wow!!!!Read more
recipe Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise
Monica Renton, WA 10-01-2009
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Good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I liked this recipe, but I couldn't get the fries to crisp. They were still good, but I had to eat them with a fork. My 1... year old loved them!Read more
recipe Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise
Rebecca New York, NY 08-15-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I decided to try this recipe because I was looking for new flavors to go with sweet potato fries, and also because despite... the fact that Giada's food always looks amazing I somehow haven't tried any of her recipes yet. This was great! The basil salt and garlic mayo went even better with the fries than I thought they would. My only suggestion (and the only reason I didn't give this 5 stars) would be to reduce the cooking time to about 20 minutes instead of 40. I put them in the oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes, and some of them were still burnt. Otherwise, amazing!Read more
recipe Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise
e Johnson City, NY 08-10-2009
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Good fry, great dippin'
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I halved the recipe (okay, well, I used three sweet potatoes, not 2 1/2), and found much better success with the fries... because they were in a single layer on the baking sheet. When they are piled on top of one another, they tend to steam and soften. No, a baked fry will never mimic a fried fry, but with the skins left on they develop a wonderful bite -- a touch of crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Splitting the bake time between the lowest and highest racks definitely helped. As for the seasonings, despite using extra basil it got lost in the garlicky dipping sauce (which was delicious). I'll stick to my typical seasonings of paprika and chili powder. Read more
recipe Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise
null null, null 08-08-2009
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Great recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great recipe. I like to use really coarse sea salt and mix the basil and salt together and then toss with fries. The mayo... is deliicious. I want to dip everything in it. I also used the mayo to spread on burgers. So good!Read more