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BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH THREE FILLINGS
4 sweet potatoes for each filling
Fine sea salt
Cheese and Chorizo filling
150 g chorizo diced
6 spring onions roughly chopped
150 g cherry tomatoes, halved
60 g mature cheddar or mozzarella
Houmous and Harissa filling
2 tsp harissa paste
1 tbsp olive oil
200 g houmous
125 g feta with garlic
3 tbsp sunflower and pumpkin seeds
Bean Chilli filling
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp sunflower oil
30 g Taco seasoning
1 tbsp tomato puree
2 x 400g tins red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
15 g dark chocolate, chopped
4 tbsp soured cream
1 avocado sliced
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
½ red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
Lime zest to serve
1
Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas7; scrub the potatoes, prick with a fork and sprinkle with a little fine sea salt; bake directly on the oven shelf, but put a foil-lined baking tray on the shelf below to catch the drips; bake for 1 hour or until soft; split open and top with one of the fillings
Cheese and chorizo
2
Heat a nonstick frying pan and fry the chorizo for 1-2 minutes until it starts to release its oil and become crisp
3
Add the spring onions and tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes until slightly softened
4
Put the split sweet potatoes on a baking tray and top with the chorizo mixture followed by the cheese; grill for 2-3 minutes until the cheese is melted
Houmous and Harissa
5
Mix the harissa and olive oil in a small bowl to give a drizzling consistency; spoon the houmous over the split potatoes, top with feta, drizzle with the harissa oil and scatter with the toasted seeds
Bean Chilli
6
In a large saucepan, soften the onion in the oil for 8-10 minutes then add the Taco seasoning and the tomato puree; cook stirring, for 1 minute then add the red kidney beans, the chocolate and 200ml water; simmer for 10 minutes
7
Divide the bean chilli between the split sweet potatoes; add a dollop of soured cream, sliced avocado, chopped coriander, red chilli and lime zest and serve