Dressed Up Mediterranean Sweet Potato
This side dish is delicious! It's packed with protein, fibre, healthy fat, beta-carotene, potassium, and so much more! It's flavour packed!
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 1 can 15-ounce chickpeas or navy beans
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp of each Cumin, Coriander, Smoked Paprika, Cinnamon and Sea Salt
Garlic Sauce
- 1/4 cup hummus (or substitute tahini + 1 clove garlic)
- 1/2 medium lemon, juiced (approx 1 tbsp)
- 3 cloves garlic
Tomato topping
- 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
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Rinse & cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise. Rub flesh side with a little olive oil and place flesh side down on baking sheet
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Toss rinsed and drained chickpeas (or navy beans) with olive oil and place on the same baking sheet and cook for 25 minutes
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Prepare the garlic sauce by adding all garlic sauce ingredients and whisking in a small bowl, then set aside
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Prepare the Tomato topping by combining chopped cherry tomatoes, chopped parsley and lemon juice and set aside
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Check that sweet potatoes are fork tender and remove from oven.
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To serve, flip sweet potatoes flesh side up and smash down in the centre a bit. Drizzle the garlic sauce (add a tiny bit of water if it seems to thick) and then add tomato topping
