The other night I totally winged it for dinner and it's funny how sometimes it's in those times when you stumble upon something extra good. These tasty Onion Ranch Sliders with Sweet Potato Buns made my husband very happy.
I only made a few of these sliders, but make as many as you like! You can make your Non-Dairy Ranch Dressing ahead of time. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Peel your sweet potato and slice them into 1/4 inch rounds. I used a white sweet potato for this. Chop yellow onion for the sliders.
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the sweet potato rounds to the boiling water and set a timer for 5 minutes. Take them out and pat dry. They won't be all the way cooked, that's okay...
Rub the sweet potato rounds with coconut oil, sprinkle with salt and grease a baking sheet with a little extra coconut oil. Put them in the oven and set a timer for 30 minutes. Flip them halfway through. Watch them as mine took a little longer...they are done when golden brown.
Make your slider patties out of your meat of choice... smaller than burgers so they fit the potato buns better;) Season with salt and pepper. Press a generous amount of chopped onion into the top of the sliders, but leave some chopped onion aside for extra grilled onions you'll add to the pan. This got me thinking of "White Castle" burgers...
Cook your burgers however you like.... I used a grill pan on medium-high and cooked them about 3-4 minutes per side. Place your burgers face down first to start grilling the onions.
When you flip the burgers, sprinkle the extra chopped onion around in the pan for extra grilled onions on top of your sliders...stir the onions around until grilled.
When your "buns" are done, place them on a paper towel to drain...
When your burgers are done to your liking, build your sliders. Place a sweet potato bun, then your burger, more grilled onions, drizzle with ranch and top with another sweet potato bun! You can pick up these little sliders and sink your teeth in! It's like having a burger and fries all at the same time! Mmmmmmm. These Onion Ranch Sliders with Sweet Potato Bun would be great alongside Tuscan Kale Salad. Want more toppings?... Go for it. Add lettuce, tomato, avocado, bacon... you just might not be able to pick it up anymore;)
