Name: Spiced sweet potato and halloumi cakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes; 1 large egg; 2 handfuls of baby spinach (100g); 100g halloumi, grated; ½ tsp paprika; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp cayenne; 4 spring onions; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 Tbsp chopped coriander leaves; 1 cup of chickpea or rice flour; Vegetable oil for frying

Spiced sweet potato and halloumi cakes

8 May 2017

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 10 minutes

Background

These spiced sweet potato and halloumi cakes are really delicious, easy to make and yet rather healthy too. Served with a green salad, this dish makes a lovely lunch or easy midweek supper, particularly if you’re using pre-baked or leftover sweet potatoes! If you make smaller patties, they would be perfect as appetizers with a glass or two!

Ingredients

2 large sweet potatoes
1 large egg
2 handfuls of baby spinach (100g)
100g halloumi, grated
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp cayenne
4 spring onions
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1 cup of chickpea or rice flour
Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

Put the potatoes in a preheated oven and bake them for about 30-45 minutes, until you can push a skewer through them easily. Let them cool, then scoop out the flesh.
Pour boiling water over the spinach in a bowl, let it wilt, then drain. Allow to cool, then squeeze out the water.
Put the sweet potato flesh into a mixing bowl, add the spices, egg, garlic, coriander leaves and the grated halloumi.
When the spinach is cool, chop it finely and add to the bowl.
Chop the spring onions too and add to the bowl.
Mix everything together. Season with salt and pepper then fold in enough gram flour to get a thick, mouldable dough.
Using your hands, form the mixture into 4 big or 8 small balls, then press them into patties.
Coat the patties in the remaining gram flour then fry them in hot oil over a medium heat until golden on each side, turning once. Alternatively bake them in a pre-heated oven.
Serve warm or at room temperature.