This 10 Minute Sweet Potato and Apple Saute is an easy topping that helps bring fun new flavors to leftover pork or chicken.
This post is sponsored by Pompeian. I was compensated for my time. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Hi Friends!
Today is the latest in a series of posts as part of my partnership with Pompeian. In case you missed the first few, be sure to check them out:
Broccoli with Olive Oil Cheese Sauce
Sweet & Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges
Strawberry Balsamic Dressing
Today’s recipe uses one of their new OlivExtra Special Blends-
Their OlivExtra California Select is a blend of Safflower Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It has a super high smokepoint (500 degrees) which makes it great for high-heat cooking.
This recipe came to mind when I was looking for a way to repurpose some leftover pork tenderloin. Hubby and I love to grill pork tenderloin. It’s easy, healthy and makes a lot of leftovers so we can use them throughout the week. I try to get creative with the leftovers so we’re not just eating slices of pork every night.
This time I decided to make use of some of my Fall produce and make a quick saute that I could use as a topping for the pork. Since apples and pork go really well together, I started there…and then I added some leeks and sweet potato that I had on hand, along with some apple cider!
The benefit of being able to heat the oil to high heat means that this comes together quickly and dinner was ready in no-time!
Here’s the recipe:
Print10 Minute Sweet Potato and Apple Saute
A quick, easy topping to jazz up leftover pork or chicken.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Pompeian OlivExtra California Select oil
- 1/2 cup leeks, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup sweet potato, finely diced
- 1 medium apple, diced
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon paprkia
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a saute pan over high heat.
- Add the leeks, garlic, sweet potato and apple and saute for 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and add remaining ingredients.
- Saute another 5 minutes or until sweet potatoes reach desired tenderness.
- Serve over sliced pork or chicken.
The key to this recipe is dicing the sweet potatoes fairly small. You want them to cook quickly so little chunks are best!
This topping would work well on pretty much any protein. It adds some Fall flavor without being super labor intensive. Quick and easy is what it’s all about at 37 weeks pregnant!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Mmmm…sounds like a perfect Fall side. Love it. I saw that Pompeiin carries Avocado Oil Spray now?! In a can?! If they do, that’s incredible and I’m glad some company has finally invented this.
Pork and apples are such an incredible combination, this would be so good!!! Pinning!
Ooh I am already dreaming about cooking up some pork chops and serving this with it! sounds delish!!!
you read my mind!!
yes! would be great over porkchops!
I love the flavor combo of apples and sweet potato!
Sweet potato and apple go so well together…perfect Fall combo too 🙂
Oooh I love apples and sweet potatoes together. Great call.
definitely perfect for fall!!
Great idea! This would be a wonderful topping, and I am often looking for little toppings to go on my meat. With apple season well and truly here, this would be lovely! Thanks Lindsay!
When I do sweet potato sautés, I actually microwave the diced potatoes for a minute or two before adding them to the pot, that way they cook extra fast.
I pretty much had this for dinner a couple times last week except it was chicken and I added a little maple syrup. #StrangebutGood
i’ve been known to use that trick as well. it’s a great one!
This sounds like a great combination! I’ve never thought to combine sweet potatoes and apples together.
it’s a delicious combo!
A perfect fall combo…I’m going to try this on chicken!
excellent choice! enjoy!
I LOVE cooking with leeks so I love that you included them in this. I bet this would be delicious with vegan “sausage” or over tempeh!
leeks are underrated in my opinion! love them!
Yessss I love pork tenderloin! We only grilled it once, and it was SO good. Usually we crockpot it. I was finding buy 1 get 3 free at a store down here for a while, but haven’t found that special again lately. Sad face.
ohhh that is an amazing deal!
I could eat this topping all by itself – no meat necessary!
i agree. i did that as well 🙂
This is so great… I feel like I never know what to make *with* meat, as a side, and always go to the same things… excited to try this soon, I just pinned!!
yay! hope you love it!
This dish screams fall!! Now, if only temps in Texas would cooperate haha!
hope it cools down for you soon!
That’s my kind of recipe. Can’t wait to pin it and try it. So many great fall flavors in the recipe!
thanks Liz! Enjoy!
Super seasonal flavors… and I love that! I always have a little of this and a little of that leftover so it’s great you found a way to combine it!!
yes! seems like that’s always happening in my fridge!
That looks amazing!!!!!!
Perfect fall side! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
This isn’t dinner, it’s desert! I cannot wait to try this.
hope you enjoy!
Love the combination!
Can not wait to try this! Serious yum, your a genius!
Really good, but needed a little salt to wake up the flavors, and next time I would add some thyme or other herb to it. Perfect with leftover pork tenderloin with a smoky rub. I used white balsamic vinegar – only white vinegar on hand.
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