Sweet Potato-Chèvre Napoleons

1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes (1 1/2 to 2 in. wide)

12 ounces shallots (3/4 to 1 in. wide), peeled

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

About 1/2 cup milk

3/4 cup fresh chèvre (goat cheese)

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves or dried thyme

Salt and pepper

Crisp Potato Galettes

Step 1

Scrub sweet potatoes, pierce each in several places with a fork, and set in an 8- or 9-inch-wide pan. In another pan, mix shallots with oil and vinegar.

Step 2

Bake shallots in a 375º oven, shaking pan occasionally, until deep golden brown, about 45 minutes; bake sweet potatoes until they give very easily when squeezed, about 1 hour.

Step 3

Protecting your hands with a potholder, slit hot sweet potatoes open and scoop flesh into a bowl; discard skins. With a potato masher or a mixer, mash sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup milk, cheese, butter, and thyme until smooth; for a softer texture, beat in more milk. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 4

Lay a large, hot galette piece on each of four warmed dinner plates. Mound half the hot sweet-potato mixture equally in center of galettes.

Step 5

Lay another galette flat on each sweet-potato mound. Top equally with remaining sweet-potato mixture. Stick remaining galette pieces and any fragments vertically into the sweet-potato mixture; spoon shallots around napoleons.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 0

Amount Per Serving
Calories 624Calories from Fat 38

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 26g40%

Saturated Fat 12g60%
Cholesterol 39mg13%
Sodium 264mg11%
Total Carbohydrate 83g28%

Dietary Fiber 9.2g37%
Protein 16g32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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