Sautéed Sweet Potato Greens with Lemon and Garlic

Most any greens are delicious simply sautéed with garlic and finished with a little lemon juice. Sweet potato greens are no exception! The lemon balances their sweet earthiness nicely.   Variations You can use other greens such as swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, etc. ... Read more »

Couscous with Sweet Potato Greens

This is a quick, delicious side dish for which you can use most any tender, leafy green. For this version I used 1/2 tomato sauce 1/2 water as I had a little tomato sauce left over. It certainly added flavor but you can just use water or broth or any combination of liquid you like. [caption id="attachment_14030" align="aligncenter" width="624"] Sweet potato leaf couscous with salmon seasoned with salty, pulverized, dried tomato skins (leftover from canning sauce)[/caption]   Variations Can use other soft and tender leafy greens such as collard or mustard greens, kale, spinach, swiss chard ... Read more »

Spiced Sweet Potato Greens with Potatoes

If you have a few minutes, toast whole cumin and coriander seeds in a dry skillet for about 90 seconds until toasty and pulverize in a mortar.   Variations You can substitute spinach or mustard greens here if you don't have sweet potato greens. Feel free to add some hot chilies, fresh or dried. ... Read more »

About: Sweet Potato Greens

Sweet potato greens are tender, mild, slightly earthy and just delicious. The lower two-thirds of the stems typically need to be discarded but the leaves are large and fairly easy to pick off the stems. The greens can be used anywhere you would use spinach or other tender greens like mustard greens though sweet potato greens are not good raw.   They are used in various African and Asian cuisines and are high in Vitamin A and K. ... Read more »