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purple-sweet-potato-and-goat-cheese-gnocchi-with-a-brown-butter-sage-sauce

I know what you are thinking: No, I did not use purple food coloring in this recipe. Yes, purple sweet potatoes are a thing. I had already stocked up on regular sweet potatoes when these purple root vegetables stopped me in my tracks at the grocery store. It wasn't the potatoes that caught my eye, but the sign that hung above them that exclaimed, "Purple is the new orange!" I picked up a purple potato and examined it. It looked like a regular sweet potato, yet it had a very dark exterior. The sign further said that it had the same taste as a sweet potato, but it was "less stringy that it's brother". I wanted to break it open right then and there to see the mystery for myself, yet I probably realized I should purchase them first. So I quickly replaced orange with purple and found myself giddy to get back to the kitchen and cook with my new purple friends. I was already planning on making gnocchi that night. One of my favorite things in the world is gnocchi. I love these potato morsels because they are open to experimentation and creativity. Gnocchi is also incredibly satisfying to make... and eat. I thought this would be a perfect dish for my purple sweet potatoes. All the ingredients I chose for this dish are in season for fall. The warm and savory notes of each ingredient pair together in complete harmony. The goat cheese gives this pasta dish a slight sweetness throughout every bite. The sage will remind you of nature, as it tastes of a smokey bonfire in the middle of the woods. Enjoy this dish on a cool fall night in front of a warm fire.

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