Pumpkin, sweet potato and sage is a match made in heaven. I enjoy this Bit on the Side with roast or barbecued meats or even a piece of oven baked fish. Of course, it’s so fast and filling, you can tuck into it on its own!

Sweet Potato, Pumpkin & Sage is the perfect side for red meat or a roast chicken. Image © Skye Gilkeson

Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 40 minutes |
Servings |
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- 2 Sweet potato
- 1/2 Pumpkin
- 1 Bunch Sage Fresh
- 1 T Ghee Coconut oil if you can't tolerate ghee
- 2 T Lemon infused oil Organic, no nasties or home made is best
- 1/2 Lemon
- 1 Pinch Himalayan sea salt
- Pepper to taste
Ingredients
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- Wash and cut up the vegetables into sticks (leave skin on if you like).
- Add ghee or coconut oil to the baking dish.
- Throw in the vegetables and drizzle over a little ghee or coconut oil, a shake of sea salt and pepper and toss through.
- Scatter the ripped sage over the top.
- Take the 1/2 fresh lemon (organic only please) and tuck it into the side of the dish, flesh side up.
- Put the dish in a 180C oven for about 40 minutes. If it begins to burn on top, cover in foil to cook through.
- Remove from the oven one vegetables are to your preferred softness.
- Use tongs to grab the hot lemon and squeeze the juice over the vegetables (be careful not to burn yourself).
- Add a little cold lemon oil, sea salt and pepper to taste when serving.
Always opt for organic ingredients where possible.
Skye is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Fit Traveller. She is a journalist, writer, photographer, intrepid traveller and a former personal trainer with a passion for helping others reach optimal health. As a TV journalist and producer, Skye has worked for household names such as 60 Minutes, Sunrise, TODAY and Nine News. She has also written for Women’s Health, Fodor’s Travel and Yahoo7 Travel, among many others.
Skye created The Fit Traveller as a beautiful online space and community where people feel inspired to escape the desk to move and explore more.
Equally comfortable in a 5-star resort or hiking a far-off mountain, Skye loves the unexpected and enriching life experiences that each trip brings and can often be found in a backstreet chatting to locals with her camera in hand.
Skye is based in Sydney, working to master the balance between motherhood and her insatiable appetite for adventure.