Hassleback Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 5 medium sweet potatoes
• 1/4 cup of Squizito Garlic Olive Oil
• 3/4 cup of Goat Cheese
• 1/2 cup of Hazelnuts
• 2 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
• 1 tsp. of Sea salt
• 1 tsp of Pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400° F
2. Combine olive oil, hazelnuts, rosemary, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper in a food processor and blend until nuts are chunky.
3. Slice the potato 3/4 of the way through, leaving the underside uncut (each cut 1/2 a centimeter apart). You can place potato in large kitchen spoon to prevent cutting through.
4. Place potatoes in a 9x13 baking dish and spread the oil and nut mixture on top of each potato, making sure to get into some of the crevices.
5. Bake for 1 hour, or until potato's are fork tender
6. Top with green onions, maple balsamic and goat cheese.