Oven-baked sweet potato with spicy chickpeas
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Serves: 2
Nutrition: Per serving
Energy
677 Kcal
Fat
32g*
Saturates
5.8g
Sugars
29g**
Salt
0.7g
* Majority of fat is unsaturated fat naturally found in the avocado and olive oil
** 89% of sugars naturally present in the sweet potato
Did you know that sweet potatoes contribute to one of your 5-a-day? Even better this recipe provides 2 of your 5-a-day per serving! Loaded with spicy chickpeas and a punchy Greek style dressing, this is a simple yet satisfying meal. It’s also great on the UCLP© front: low in saturated fat with the majority of unsaturated fat naturally found in the avocado and olive oil.
Ingredients
1 large (~450g) sweet potato, unpeeled, scrubbed and cut in half lengthwise
400g chickpeas, drained
1 garlic clove, minced
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp smoked paprika
Freshly ground pepper
1 ripe avocado, diced
30g parsley, chopped
For the dressing:
250ml Alpro Greek style Plain soya alternative to yogurt
½ tsp cumin
1 tbsp olive oil
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 200°C / 180o Fan / Gas mark 6.
Wrap each sweet potato half in foil, arrange on a baking tray and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes, or until they are tender when you try them with a fork. Take out of the oven and allow to cool a little.
In the meantime, mix the chickpeas with the garlic and spices in bowl so they are well coated. Spread them out on a baking tray and place them on a separate shelf in the oven for 25 minutes, giving them a stir around every now and then. Allow them to cool a little.
Once the potato halves are cool enough to handle, scoop about half of the flesh out. Put the skin shells to one side. Mash the scooped flesh in a bowl then add the roasted chickpeas, diced avocado and chopped parsley and mix well.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the Alpro Greek Style Plain, cumin, olive oil and pepper to make the dressing.
To serve: fill the sweet potato skins with the chickpea mixture, then finish with a generous dollop of the dreamy, creamy Greek style dressing on top. Delicious!