Sweet Potatoes and Spinach in Spiced Orange Sauce
| Yield: | 8 Servings |
| Categories: | Low-Fat, Beans, Fruits |
| 2 | tb | Vegetable oil; or more |
| 3 | c | Chopped onion |
| 3 | tb | Allspice |
| 2 | ts | Salt |
| 2 1/2 | tb | Minced garlic |
| 8 | c | Sweet potato; or yams, peeled and cubed |
| 3 | c | Orange juice |
| 1 1/2 | c | Dried sugar plums; or prunes, pitted and sliced (fresh fruit may be used) |
| 1 | lb | Fresh spinach; stemmed (or 10-oz frozen, thawed) |
| PERSIAN ALLSPICE | ||
| 1 | tb | Coriander seed |
| 1 | ts | Cardamom; pods (1 to 2) |
| 1 | tb | Cumin seed |
| 2 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 2 | ts | Turmeric |
| 2 | ts | Ground ginger |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground cloves |
| 1/4 | ts | Black pepper |
| TO SERVE | ||
| 8 | c | Cooked basmati rice |
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