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 (160)

RECIPE
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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
Mary Jennifer Chicago, IL 11-06-2009
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Awesome Sauce
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The mayo is of course wonderful, but on stricter days I use a low fat yogurt or Greek yogurt. Superb flavors. The fries?... I've tried no fewer that 15 recipes for sweet potato fries, have cut them every shape and size, and even in my new-this-year and well-calibrated fancy oven, I always end up with them half-mushy and partly burned. We still love them though & also eat them for healthfulness. Read more
recipe Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise
null null, null 11-04-2009
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Huge Hit!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are fantastic,. I served these at a dinner party and got my non-cooking girlfriends making these for themselves. They... are a healthy alternative to fried french fries. Just try em and you will be hooked.Read more
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