I went to the farmers market last Saturday and Came home with sweet potatoes, kale, granola, and beets A few weeks ago, I made a very nice dish with roasted new potatoes , onion, pepper, garlic, pancetta, romano cheese, a little monterey jack cheese, and kale. As I was on my way home, I was trying to come up with a way to combine the sweet potatoes and the kale.
This is the dish I came up with. I cooked the kale in some sauteed onion and garlic and water till tender. (about 10 min.) In a glass baking dish, I tossed chunks of peeled carrot and sweet potato in a little olive oil to coat, and put it in a 400 degree oven. 30 min. later I added an onion, cut into large chunks, and about 8 whole peeled garlic cloves. 20 min. later I added 1/4 cup diced pancetta. About 15 min. later I added s+p, some romano cheese and topped it all with some well drained kale. then all I did was heat it through for another 5 min,
The result was a great fall dish. Nice earthy flavors that would pair well with any of a number of main courses. Meat, pork, a roasted chicken, maybe as a side to go with some sort of stew, would all be good candidates to go with this dish.
Ciao for now, Garlichut
