recipe for the most hippie side dish I have ever made.its on my new menu at the chophouse.roasted sweet potato with brown sugar and granola.

for the sweet potato:
2 sweet potatoes
1 T olive oil
salt
1/4 stick butter
4T brown sugar

1.preheat an oven to 350 degrees
2. Rub olive oil around the sweet potatoes. Leaving the skin in tact.
3.place on a cookie sheet or casserole dish
4.bake in oven until fork tender.if small,about 30 minutes.if the potato is large,about 45 minutes.
5. When done,remove and cool.
6. After the potato is cooled, remove the skin, and slice the potato into rounds,about half an inch thick

7.melt the butter in a saute pan,medium heat.
8.when the butter is melted,add the brown sugar,then add the potatoes,and season with salt
9. Put on a plate and top with the granola

for the granola:

2c oats
1/2 c sliced almonds
1/4 c olive oil
1/4c brown sugar
1T vanilla extract

combine olive oil,brown sugar and vanilla extract
bring to a simmer
in a sauce pot

combine oats and almonds in a bowl

take the liquid mixture

and pour it over the oat mixture,coating evenly

now pour this onto a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Stirring halfway through.
let it cool.it will harden as it cools.