Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

The spice mixture and orange juice in this recipe adds a wonderful complement to the flavor of the sweet potatoes for a great new addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating. It also contains only 98 calories but 249% of your daily value (DV) for health-promoting vitamin A! Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes or yams, sliced thin for quick cooking
• 2 TBS fresh orange juice
• ½ tsp garam masala
• 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
• salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Bring lightly salted water to a boil in a steamer with a tight fitting lid.
2. Steam peeled and sliced sweet potatoes in steamer basket, covered, for about 10 minutes, or until tender
3. When tender, mash with potato masher, adding rest of ingredients.

Serves 4