I was sent Two Oceans Wine to take part in the Simple Snacking challenge. This recipe for sweet potato crisps will form part of my entry. This post is in line with my blogging policy.
Dave and I have just returned from Southern Italy where we took an unscheduled holiday. Even though the trip was well planned, we do not normally go away at this time of the year. In January, the night before I left for Johannesburg, Dave asked me if I wanted to go away in September. I told him that it was too close to our return from Italy in June and so we chose to look for something in October. Dave has always wanted to go to the South of Italy, and as we were fulfilling my wish of seeing Venice in May I could not say no. As is our habit, we end the day off with a drink in a local bar. After our trip to Venice Dave decided he loves Prosecco and so each night we headed into the old city of Tropea to have a glass each. In Southern Italy our drinks came with snacks – the cost was €2 more than in Venice but there we only got served the alcohol. The snacks were very substantial and I have used that as my inspiration for the sundowner snacks I am entering into the Simple Snacking Challenge being hosted by Two Oceans Wines.

The first component needs no cooking and therefore no recipe. The region we were in has the largest olive groves I have ever seen and one plantation was bigger than any local olive farm. Each night we were served a bowl of green olives, picked off the local trees and cured. They were served plain and simple and were perfect with the dry Prosecco. Together with the olives I made roasted chickpeas which are better than any plain nut you could have placed onto the platter. I then made some mini pizzas served exactly as we had them in Tropea, plain pizza dough topped with pizza sauce. Last, but not least, I served my wine with a slate full of sweet potato crisps. These were so tasty that I made a second batch straight away and I have put them away to save for another day.
Sweet Potato Crisps
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato
- 5 mls dried thyme
- 5 mls dried parsley
- 5 mls salt flakes
- Freshly ground black pepper to season
Method
- Slice your sweet potato as thinly as possible
- Mix the thyme, parsley and salt together
- Lightly crush and then add a generous amount of black pepper
- Place the sweet potato slices onto a microwave chip maker
- Dust with some of the seasoning
- Microwave for 4 minutes
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For this challenge we were given a budget of R100 to spend to make our snacks. Without costing the seasonings I used I spent R52.88. As I side note, if I had served the second batch of crisps my cost would have increased to R56.30. It shows you how easy it is to make cheap snacks.
What I blogged:
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- one year ago – Apple Pie
- two years ago – Tortiglioni Alla Norcina | Pasta With Sausages And Cream
- three years ago – Carrot and Potato Mash
I love not planning so much in advance for a getaway. Looks like you guys had a great time!
We had a great time – and we always plan years in advance 🙂
Love your recipe for a healthy snack, Tandy, thanks for sharing the recipe.
I make my own crisps but I normally deep fry them, not so healthy I know. Your microwave chip maker seems familiar to me: I bought one as a pizza plate to bake pizza on a gas barbecue. That’s a clever marketing idea, no?
Have you ever tried making crisps in the oven?
I would so use that pizza plate as we have a gas BBQ. I have never made them with success in the oven 🙂
Oh I like Prosecco as well 🙂 Nice snacks to go with it.
Thanks Marta 🙂
Yay for homemade sweet potato chips! Yum.
Big yay indeed!
You went to Tropea? Oh wow – that’s so close to where my dad is from! I have a cousin and her family who live there. haven’t been back for years though 🙁
It was amazing – where is your dad from?
These look absolutely delicious! Hope you have a great one. <3
Thank you Sowmya 🙂
What a great healthy snack, Tandy!
Thanks Squishy 🙂
The crisps sound delicious.
thanks Yummychunklet 🙂
YUM!
I love it when vegetable crisps are made without any oil… I can happily munch away for ages 🙂
These are healthy and tasty and I also love that they don’t need oil 🙂
what a wonderfully healthy snack, thank you for sharing! i’m glad you had a good time away as well 🙂
the hobbit kitchen x
Thank you Holly, the time away was fantastic 🙂
Love the idea of the sweet potato crisps, how delicious. I don’t have a microwave but these look so good I am tempted to try them out at a friends’ house!
These are fantastic, and worth using a microwave for!
I love the tapas concept – though generally I’d prefer to have the option of a cheaper drink without the snack!
We never asked for the option without the snack, but I imagine it would have cost less!
Somehow I missed the post on the sweet potato crisper. What a terrific invention! Putting it on my holiday list.
It is just the best invention ever!
These crisps look delicious! What a great little appetizer spread!
Thank you Cate 🙂
I love microwave chips, but never thought to make a sweet potato version! These sound divine Tandy! And I’m so glad you’ve had a couple of good holidays this year!
Celia, you could make these crisps with anything from your garden!
All these snacks look really delicious. I love sweet potatoes, and these chips would certainly go down very well.
I’m now following you from my new blog address. No more lazing in the hammock for me. 🙂 http://anotherday2paradise.wordpress.com/
Thanks for letting me know you have a new blog address AD 🙂
I love these, Tandy and your pic is beautiful!!!
thanks, I got Dave to set up a table for me 🙂
Yummy ! It is something different. Moreover, it looks delicious. Thanks for this recipe. It seems to be time saving recipe.
They are delicious, and go well with a wee dram!