My train of thought was all over the place with this recipe. It started when I saw french fries topped with feta on Closet Cook’s blog. Lots of people love cheesy fries, right? What an awesome idea to top them with feta since it’s super flavorful and a bit healthier! But weird as it may sound, I’m not a huge french fry person. I am, however, a huge sweet potato fry person. But then I started thinking, it’s not really fair to call sweet potato fries, fries. After all, they’re simply sweet potatoes that I slice and bake. And fries have such a negative unhealthy connotation. SEE? I told you I was all over the place here. Trying to get rights for sweet potatoes and all.
Then I realized I could make “baked sweet potato thins” and put them in a salad. Oh, and top them with feta, obviously. I’m still going to call them fries though. Because fries just have a way of attracting people.
Baked Sweet Potato Fry Salad with Feta:
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- ATHENOS Feta Cheese
- Whatever salad fixings you want… I used spinach (but didn’t photograph it because my thought process was so random).
Have you ever made sweet potato fries/thins before? They’re super easy and I highly recommend them. Normally I would use a mandoline to slice them, but I cut them by hand this time so you can see how easy it is.
First peel the potatoes. of course, I love my Chef’n Palm Peeler.
Once it’s peeled, cut off the ends.
Now, slice the potato in half the long way.
And then just cut slices along the side of the potato and you’ll end up with these:
You can try to make them all uniform shape or you can not worry so much about it. I like the variety of different sizes/widths. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and then coat and mix with olive oil.
I baked my sweet potato thins at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Then I took them out of the oven, turned them all over (with tongs) and put them back in the oven for 10 minutes.
As you can see, I like my sweet potato fries a little burnt. Sweet potatoes most definitely do not crisp up like regular potatoes (especially since we’re baking and not frying them), so I like to try my best to crisp them a little more.
You could most obviously eat them just like this. With ketchup if you like (I am a ketchup fiend!!).
I put mine over a bed of spinach and sprinkled some ATHENOS Feta on top.
I also drizzled a little balsamic vinaigrette on my salad once i served it. This was seriously an awesomely unique take on a salad. I loved that it was different, but still very simple and fresh.
Of course, if you’re not into the whole salad thing, you could melt some feta on your sweet potato fries, for some wicked awesome cheesy fries. And I’m sure that would also be just perfect. But, you know, have some spinach on the side for the nutrient-factor.
I paired this salad with an easy swordfish with citrus pesto, which I’ll post for you later today (we don’t want to give you salad overload here at WANM!).
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Happy weekend!! 
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I love all these Feta posts!!
This weekend I am VERY excited to consume some frozen yogurt!!
This looks fantastic! I’m planning on having an Upper Crust pizza and wine tonight with law school buddies so no cooking for me tonight! BTW, I also love Closet Cook’s blog! Some of his stuff is a little out there for me but I love that he incorporates a lot of Korean dishes!
I will be making a grilled pizza tonight with feta (coincidentally!) and spinach. Yumbo.
Grilled eggplant, basil, tomato and mozarella sandwich along with your mango feta, basil salad (I’ve been dying to try this one!)
Chipotle for dinner tonight (gotta give into the addiction every once and a while!), and lots of yummy grilled chicken, veggies, and fruits (pineapple & peaches) this weekend
I will be eating lots of food in Chicago because my husband and I are going there this weekend for our 1 year anniversary.
This recipe reminds me of a great sweet potato salad with feta and red onions that has a spicy cumin dressing. I might have to make it this weekend! I’m also planning to make spicy peanut asian noodles, something involving grilled zucchini that was too cute at the farmer’s market to pass up, and kale chips.
I plan to make up a batch of asparagus-leek spread (blanched asparagus, sauteed leeks with garlic, all pureed in a food processor with olive oil, ricotta, lemon, S&P), as it is a delicious topping for baguettes, accompaniment to pita chips, or spread in a whole wheat pita for a veggie pocket. I will also make a batch of buttermilk avocado dressing to top my burrito bowls instead of sour cream and guac.
Oh this sounds lovely! I don’t know what I will be making yet- something involving asparagus though! I was in NH this week and brought a few fresh lobstahs back to DC with me. We made them last night and they were SO good, but of course, I forgot to make the asparagus that I had bought too….
What a cool mix! Sweet potatoes just rock. And I want that peeler. This weekend I will be doing a grill night tomorrow (scallops for the man, veggies & bean burgers, melon!)…Sunday I’m finally going to review a frozen product I’ve had on hand for a few months (whoops!)
I am counting down the hours til a Sushi Feast tonight! Tomorrow is dinner at an amazing Tapas restaurant and Sunday is something yummy on the grill to start the week right but now I’m inspired to add Feta to my weekend as well!
mmm, i love sweet potatoes! matt likes them with raspberry vinegarette- you should give that a whirl!
this weekend im going to whip up some turkey burgers and stuff them with a little gorganzola… or maybe even some feta!, AND, we’re going to make some homemade icecream FINALLY with my cuisinart icecream maker. i’ve had it for over a year and only used it once!
I love the idea of feta with sweet potato fries – yum!
This weekend, I’ll be making:
homemade yogurt since it didn’t work out last weekend
pancakes?
I’ll be making Okonomiyaki.
This weekend I plan on making homemade chicken noodle soup – even if it is 100 degrees out!
Getting myself some tasty Thai food tonight!
If you’re not opposed to the sweet potato skins then leave them on! TONS of nutrients in the skin! This weekend I will be making a pasta salad with, shrimp, arugula, orange segments, and green olives. It’s a Giada recipe. And hopefully some frozen yogurt too! Yum!
This salad looks amazing and I’m totally going to make it sometime! Would even be perfect to bring to work!! Tomorrow night I’m going to a friend’s b-day where they will be serving southern cajun food!
This looks AMAZING! I’m making a feta & panko crusted salmon this weekend… living right on the water in Portland lets me snag FANTASTICALLY FRESH fish! Have a lovely weekend!
I think I may try your Sweet Potato Fry Salad with Feta! Sounds and looks yummy!
@Melissa I actually considered this because the skin of the potato is my favorite part! But then I wasn’t sure how thinner fries would turn out… Definitely will try it next time
Those sweet potato fries are our family’s favorite! So healthy and delicious.
Mmmmm, burnt sweet potato fries! I’m a sucker for burnt food, which is great because my boyfriend is not. I get all the burnt bits when he cooks home fries! I can not wait to try sweet potato and feta! Not tonight, though. Tonight, my focus is on baking for a BBQ tomorrow in Newton. Delicious blueberry crumb bars (http://withsprinklesontop.org/2010/07/03/blueberry-crumb-bars/) for the win!
This recipe somewhat reminds me of poutine (fries with cheese curds & gravy), so I think I might be tweaking this to turn it into a poutine. Hmm…now to figure out the “gravy” part!
Oooh what a great idea for a salad!!! I love it! This weekend I’ll be giving a homemade marinara sauce attempt #2 and am hoping it goes a little better than last time
Chicken penne
I’ll be going to Pizza Peel tonight – salad and sharing pizza with friends, and this weekend is grilling and light, summery fare and most likely some ice cream.
i looove sweet potato fries. will def try with feta.
i’m making a peach and strawberry crumble, and a roasted peppers pasta salad w/fresh basil and mozz for a birthday bbq!
Please throw my name in the hat!
I have no idea what I will be cooking this weekend, but the chances of my making sweet potato fries just went up exponentially
I am having Pizza tonight. Don’t know about the rest of the weekend.
Im headed to maine and getting lobsters to cook:) yum!
We’ll be having a grilled party this weekend! Roasted veggie, pizza and cheese!
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My 5 year old will eat anything with feta. I will probably make a chicken salad with feta on top.
Pizza tomorrow I think.
Hmm…craving veggies so on the internet trying to find a good recipe
swet potato fries sound *amazing* right now though.
Spinach and feta quiche!
I’m in HOT Georgia and making a COLD gazpacho soup sprinkled with crumbled feta cheese! I make the soup with many of the veggies that grow in my neighbor’s garden,( I don’t have a green thumb). I use tomato juice, hot sauce, cilantro, peppers, summer squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet onions, zucchini, and even green beans! The soup sits in the fridge for a day to blend flavors and served with a sprinkle of feta to make it delicious!
We are going to my mother in laws this weekend so we get delicious Spanish food! My husband is Puerto Rican and I am not so he loves when he can eat his momma’s food! I love it, too! She will send us home with leftovers (I know she makes extra on purpose).
Yum! I love sweet potatoes!! Had salad with feta for lunch today. Tonight it’s fresh grilled corn on the cob and grilled shrimp-veggies! Got a recipe for stuffed sweet banana peppers that uses feta cheese, and my peppers are ready for picking in the garden, so that might be something for the weekend, as well!
don’t know how much cooking i’ll be doing this weekend since it’s a busy one but i can’t wait to make some blueberry pancakes for breakfast tomorrow!
Looking forward to cooking up my fresh, local, CSA veggies as simply as possible. It brings out the best in them. I may have to now take a side trip to the store for sweet potatoes. Your post looks *yummy*!!
I’ll be making baked chicken with feta cheese, red peppers, lemon juice and parsley with asparagus stir fry. Yummy!!!
I love Feta and have gotten my kids–really– to love it too (they are 9 and 6). We will be making the sweet potato fries tomorrow and that sounds so YUMMY!!!
I’ll be making a batch of tamales this weekend. But ive printed out this sweet potato spinach salad, it looks utterly delicious..so im going to make it for dinner on sunday!! yum
I’ll definitely try putting feta on my sweet potato fries. I’ll be keeping it fresh this weekend. I just finished a steak, so I’ll eat lots of veggies and salads (with a little feta on them!).
I’m making a slim chicken parmesan with whole wheat pasta (dry red wine is an ingredient, so you better believe I’ll be having a big glass of that!).
Pizza with red onion, tomato, feta and black olives!
Roasted veggies from the farmer’s market! Summer squash, zucchini, and peppers in every color!
LOVE Feta!! Well I’ll be at a bachelorette party this weekend so one thing I know I’ll have is a piece of a naughty cake haha
Yay for feta! The only thing I know I am eating this weekend is oatmeal! We’ll have to see what else comes my way
Now you’ve done it – my family saw the post and want the fries. So, they will be in my dinner plans next week – especially because they are so easy. Of course, if you put feta cheese on my vanilla ice cream, I’d be happy. Fun, tasty blog!
Love your blog!
This weekend: grilled shrimp sprinkled with feta.
well, we ‘re going to a wedding tomorrow so that means no cooking. however, probably on sunday i’ll make some corn on the cob and maybe grill out? who knows… (so bad of me to not plan…) love to win, thanks!
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I bought some fresh portobello mushrooms and spinach today. I will mix the chopped spinach, garlic, and EVOO together, put it on top of the portobello mushrooms. Sprinkled with ATHENOS Feta cheese and grill it. Sounds delicious!
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Athenos Feta is the best on a Strawberry Walnut Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette/EVOO dressing. I have one every day for my lunch at work!! Hmmmmm! I am going to try the Sweet Potato’s. Sound delish!!
Slicing thick slabs of fresh zucchini and tossing on the grill. When done, top with Athenos Feta, heat and eat!
I don’t know yet what I will be making this weekend. It might depend on what I find at the farm market. we had pizza for dinner tonight – Does that count. I love feta, and spinach and sweetpotatoes, but I’m not sure if I’d mix them.
OK, I was thinking sweet potatoes? “not so much,” but that does look really good! I may have to give it a try.
This weekend I’m thinking I’ll have some sort of steak salad with feta on top. Here’s how it looked the last time I made it. http://larrupin.blogspot.com/2010/07/favorite-ingredient-feta-cheese.html
This recipe looks really good…I want to try it with a feta cheese dressing. I make a fabulous blue cheese dressing for my Buffalo wings and all I have to do is substitute feta for the blue…doesn’t that sound delicious? I’ll let you know how it turns out! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Potato leek pizza with feta!
I will be grilling up some homemade Greek burgers this weekend.
I adore sweet potato fries!! And often I just cube a sweet potato and roast it. So sweet and delicious. I’ve never added feta, but I have added Parmesan.
I can tell you exactly what I’m having this weekend….yeast waffles! I am working on a post about them.
Well, after reading this I’m going to be making baked sweet ‘tater crescents and parsnip fries and topping them with feta!!! I think I’ll make some pitas, too, and I’m going to try making a pavlova for a friend. I’d never even heard of a pavlova before this weekend, so wish me luck!
Soup! I have a hankering for chicken noodle.
Thank you for the giveaway!
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My college dorm had a salad bar and whenever sweet potatoes were one of the available toppings, I would hit it like there was no tomorrow. So maybe there ended up being more sweet potato than spinach/lettuce…but what can you do. It’s just SO GOOD.
I love these thins topped with feta…oh so good.
This is such a fun recipe Sues. One of the more creative I’ve seen yet re:the feta bonanza
Well it’s the weekend and I just ate a bowl of Cheerios in 2% milk with a sliced banana. perfect easy breakfast!!
I think today I’ll make my favorite Feta-Spinach Salmon Roast – it will last all of one dinner for my fam. Sunday I’m going to have some pulled pork sandwiches and sweet potato fries – I’ve never made my own but your pics inspired me!
There are a couple of food trucks here in town that have feta fries.
They seem to be a hit! Seems easy to throw them together, so it’s probably time to do so. Maybe next weekend as this weekend will be couscous salad again!
Making a traditional salad with organic red onions, cukes & heirloom tomatoes marinated in a lemon vinaigrette. Of course, it will be loaded with Athenos plain Feta!
This was excellent. Oh yea, can I win
On the road this weekend so the Cheesecake Factory is the stop of all stops! I’m having the Wasabi encrusted Tuna – Yumm!
What a creative idea – the feta/sweet potato combo sounds fabulous! I’m having Indian food and cake at a baby shower this weekend
This sounds delicious. I will definitely be trying it!! This weekend I will have crab legs and German Potato Salad! YUM.
I can’t believe you have never made pesto…well now you know! Pesto is great as the dressing for a summer pasta salad. If you add a bit of fresh mint, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic with the basil, you could do a greek pasta salad (black olives,etc) and top with feta-yum!
I ate out all weekend, my mom was in town so we were out and about. A great break from cooking for me!
This weekend I ate MD crabs for the first time…so good and so much fun to eat!
I am planning to try the mango/feta salad posted a bit ago….can’t wait!
I made pizza from scratch for the first time this weekend! Yum! Cheese, spinach, garlic, and shrimp
YUM! I could very well be making THIS this weekend ha!
Oh my goodness this is seriously brilliant!! Healthy fry salad. Love it!!!
this weekend will be Grilled pizza with feta, spinach and sundried tomatoes-YUM
Since it is Feta Friday, I think I will be making me some greek salad tonight (and the leftovers will be lunch on Saturday)!
I’m just doing spaghetti, but thinking about how a salad with feta would really taste good with it!
Ever since I’ve tried sweet potato fries,I looooveeee it and always prefer that over regular fries! so with this FETA! which I also loveeee, is just perfect idea! Now reading your recipe and the pics makes me want to make sweet potato fries from my own hands! Thanks for sharing this!
I ate well over the weekend – crock pot salisbury steak with homemade mashed potatoes and Snickerdoodle Cake, all made from scratch by my young niece. SO DELICIOUS.