Quick Look: Grilled Sweet Potatoes
- Easy: Just slice, season, and grill.
- Fast: Ready in about 20 minutes with just 8 minutes of cook time.
- Versatile: Make sweet potato slices or wedges.
- Meal Prep Friendly: Sweet potatoes can be cut ahead of time.
- Perfect for Summer: A simple side dish that cooks entirely on the grill.
- Why You’ll Love It: This is just our go-to summer side dish. My kids love it, my husband loves and I can’t get enough. Don’t skip that mustard mayo!
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Key Ingredients + Substitutions
- sweet potatoes – feel free to pick-up some sweet potatoes or yams for an easy side dish!
- avocado oil – perfect for high heat grilling, but olive oil works too.
- kosher salt – a simple seasoning, but if you prefer more flavor you can add garlic powder, brown sugar, or cayenne pepper for a little kick of heat.
Best Ways to Cut Sweet Potatoes for Grilling
Highly recommend cutting sweet potatoes or yams into large slices or wedges. For slices, you can use a mandolin to quickly cut them into uniform pieces or use a sharp kitchen knife. Sweet potato wedges are also a great shape for grill and can easily be made using a cutting board and sharp knife.
How to Grill Sweet Potatoes
Step 1: Cut sweet potatoes into slices or wedges. For slices cut approx. 1/4 – 1/2 inch thick. For wedges they should be approx. 1/2 inch thick at their thickest point.
Step 2: Place on a baking sheet or bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with kosher salt. and toss to coat.
Step 3: Place on a clean grill that is approx. 500 degrees F. and cook 3-4 minutes per side for slices (the thicker your slices are the longer you will need to cook them).
Step 4: If you are cooking wedges it will take a bit longer, approx. 3-5 minutes per side or until they are soft, but firm.
Best Ways To Serve Grilled Sweet Potatoes
- Sauces: my absolute favorite way to serve these is with some mustard mayo!
- Protein: These simple grilled sweet potatoes are a quick and easy side dish that can be served with just about any main course. A few of our favorites are Grilled Chicken Thighs, Grilled Steaks, or Grilled Salmon. There is simply nothing better than a simple meal that is cooked entirely on the grill in the summer.
- Grilled Veg: grilled broccolini or grilled broccoli are my two go-to’s to go along with these!
Recipe FAQs
Whether you are using a gas grill or charcoal grill, it should be at a high heat of 500 degrees F.
The exact time will depend on the thickness of the sweet potatoes. We recommend cutting them approximately 1/4 – 1/2 inches thick. At this thickness you can grill them for about 3 minutes per side or until they have some nice grill marks.
Yes. Slice or cut sweet potatoes up to 24 hours in advance and store them submerged in cold water in the refrigerator. Drain well and pat dry before tossing with oil and grilling.
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Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato, cut into ¼ – ½ inch slices or wedges
- 1 tablespoons avocado oil, sub extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Optional Dipping Sauce:
Instructions
- Prep Grill: Preheat grill to a high heat of 500℉. Make sure the grill grates are clean.
- Prep Sweet Potatoes: Cut sweet potatoes into slices or wedges. For slices cut approx. 1/4 – 1/2 inch thick. For wedges they should be approx. 1/2 inch thick at their thickest point. Place the sweet potato slices in a large bowl. Drizzle with 1 tablespoons avocado oil (just enough to lightly coat the potatoes) and then use your hands to rub the oil over all sides. Sprinkle lightly with 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
- Grill Sweet Potatoes: Place sweet potatoes on the hot grill over direct heat and cook for approximately 3-4 minutes per side for slices and 3-6 minutes per side for wedges or until nicely charred.
- Serve: Remove and serve immediately with your favorite sauce for dipping – we love our mustard mayo!
Notes
- How to Cut: for slices I would recommend using a mandolin OR a sharp chef’s knife. For wedges use a sharp chef’s knife.
- Yams or Sweet Potatoes: you can use either yams or sweet potatoes in this recipe.
- Any prepping needed for sweet potatoes? Just slice, oil, and season with kosher salt. Sweet potatoes do not need to be peeled or boiled before cooking on the grill.
- Serving: we love serving with a mustard mayo mixture: 1/4 cup mayo + 1 tablespoon yellow mustard (double the recipe as needed).
- Storage: keep leftover potatoes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.
Brooke says
We make these every time we grill now. Deeeelish!
Erin says
yay!! Love hearing that, Brooke!! They are a go-to for us as well! Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback! I really appreciate it!
Emilie says
Such a simple, delicious recipe. My husband who typically doesn’t like sweet potatoes even enjoyed these. The mustard mayo mix is delicious with it! I added in fresh chives from my garden and it elevated the sauce to the next level and tasted like somethimg you would order from a restaurant. This will definitely become one of our staple sides this summer. Thank you!
Erin says
yay!!! So happy to hear that, Emilie!! Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback!!