A simple recipe for grilled sweet potatoes with fresh thyme, salt, and pepper. They pair perfectly with just about any grilled protein, especially burgers! Vegan and gluten-free.

Grilling gives food a ton of flavor, so when the weather is nice I try to convince Isaac that we should grill just about everything! Throughout the summer months, we fire up the grill almost daily.

When it comes to grilling, we’re all about the classics… lots of grilled protein like turkey burgers, grilled chicken, grilled tofu, grilled shrimp skewers and grilled bbq tempeh, but I love experimenting with grilled fruits and veggies too.

We’ve done grilled pineapple, grilled peaches, grilled avocado (so creamy and delicious) and loads of grilled vegetables. Name any veggie and we’ve probably grilled it.

Most recently, I tried my hand at grilled sweet potatoes and they were just as a delicious as I’d imagined!

How to Grill Sweet Potatoes

When it comes to grilling quick cooking veggies (like zucchini or asparagus), the process is pretty straight-forward, but for hearty vegetables (like potatoes) there’s a little prep work involved.

If you simply place a raw sweet potato on the grill, the exterior will get crisp and burnt before the sweet potato is cooked through on the inside, and it will be quite raw and crunchy. I don’t know about you, but I despise undercooked sweet potatoes, so here’s my advice:

For grilled sweet potatoes, I recommend partially cooking the sweet potatoes in boiling water first. Leave the potatoes whole with the skin on, otherwise they might start to fall apart on the grill. Boil the potatoes just until they are fork-tender (soft enough to slip a fork into them). This should take around 10 minutes, but it will depend on how large your sweet potatoes are. Don’t overcook them or they will be too soft and fall apart on the grill.
Once partially cooked, remove from the boiling water and let cool until the potatoes are cool enough to handle and cut into wedges.
In a small bowl, mix together your olive oil, salt, pepper, and fresh thyme. Brush the oil mixture on the sweet potatoes.
Heat grill to medium-high, lightly oil grill rack and grill potatoes until grill marks appear and potatoes are cooked through, flipping once. This should only take 7-8 minutes.

What to Pair With Grilled Sweet Potatoes

These grilled sweet potatoes would go with just about any protein, especially burgers. If you’re looking for a good burger recipe, I highly recommend my turkey burgers, black bean burgers or these tempeh burgers. They’re all amazing, it just depends on what you’re in the mood for.

Garlic Aioli Dipping Sauce

These grilled sweet potato wedges are a great side on their own, but we really liked them paired with a dipping sauce, like ketchup or a simple homemade garlic aioli. SO GOOD!

To make a garlic aioli dipping sauce, just whisk together the following ingredients in a small bowl:

1/2 cup avocado oil mayo
2 minced garlic cloves
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

That’s it! Simply serve alongside the grilled sweet potatoes and enjoy.

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