Roasted Yam Halves

From Martha Stewart Living
Prep Time: 5 min. Total Time: 55 min.
Serves 4

This is a quick and delicious way to prepare yams or sweet potatoes.*

2 yams or sweet potatoes (about 1 pound each)
2 Tbls extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tbls finely chopped fresh thume
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Halve yams and place, cut side up, in a shallow baking dish just large enough to hold them in a single layer. Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Bake until golden brown and very tender, 35 to 45 minutes.

*A word about ingredients: Yams and sweet potatoes both have a much lower glycemic index than regular potatoes. Translation: they do not cause your blood sugar to spike as much as regular potatoes. Glycemic index of potatoes. Yams - 37; Sweet Potatoes - 59; white mashed potatoes - 70; baked potatoes - 85; french fries - 75. For comparison, sucrose is 64. So yes, America, potatoes have a higher glycemic index than table sugar!!