Roasted Yam Halves (martha Stewart)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 yams or 2 sweet potatoes, about 1 lb. each
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
• coarse salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 halve the yams and place them, cut side up, in a shallow baking dish large enough to hold them in a single layer.
• 3 drizzle with oil and sprinkle with thyme.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 bake until golden brown and very tender, 35-45 minutes.