Baked sweet potatoes with sesame-almond sauce

AUTHOR
Andrew Gay
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4.5 6
The baked potato halves smell from afar, because they are brushed with a heavenly spice mixture.
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 can(s) (425 ml) Chickpeas
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cinnamon
  • 7-10 Tbsp ground cumin
  • 7-10 Tbsp Coriander
  • 7-10 Tbsp smoked paprika powder
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 2 Sweet potatoes (about 450 g each)
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 50 g Tahin (sesame paste)
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Lime juice
  • 5 TABLESPOONS Almond drink (alternatively soy milk)
  • 1 collar Dill
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Put the chickpeas in a sieve, rinse and drain. Mix 1 tsp. each of cinnamon, cumin, coriander, paprika, 1 1⁄2 tsp. salt and oil. Dab chick peas dry between two layers of kitchen paper.

  2. 2

    Mix with the seasoning mixture in a bowl.

  3. 3

    Preheat oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/circulating air: 150 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Line baking tray with baking paper. Wash sweet potatoes thoroughly and cut in half lengthwise. Place them on the baking tray with the cut surface facing upwards.

  4. 4

    Spread the chickpeas all around the baking tray. Spread the remaining seasoning mixture from the bowl on the potatoes with a baking brush. Cook in the hot oven for about 1 hour.

  5. 5

    For the sauce, peel the garlic, chop it coarsely and crush it into a paste with a fork. Mix tahini, garlic, lime juice and almond drink. Season the sauce with salt, pepper and sugar. Wash the dill and shake dry.

  6. 6

    Cut one half finely and stir into the sauce. Chop the remaining dill coarsely. Wash and halve or quarter the tomatoes.

  7. 7

    Remove the tray from the oven. Arrange sweet potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes and some sauce, sprinkle with dill. Add the rest of the sauce.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
420 kcal
CARBS
54 g
FATS
17 g
PROTEINS
10 g