Name: Sweet and spicy roasted sweet potato
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 750g sweet potatoes; 2 red onions; 4 Tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground ginger powder; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried chilli flakes; 1 small orange, juiced; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 handful of coriander leaves, chopped; 1 handful of black olives

Sweet and spicy roasted sweet potato

4 Nov 2019

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

This Sweet and spicy roasted sweet potato is one of my favourite dishes because it can be served as aside dish, part of a roast dinner, or as a main dish, served with steamed rice or wrapped in flatbread. It fits in a laid-back family meal or in a special menu at Christmas and other festivities. If you use organic sweet potatoes you don’t peel them, so the preparation will be super easy.

Ingredients

750g sweet potatoes
2 red onions
4 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground ginger powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
1 small orange, juiced
1 Tbsp honey
1 handful of coriander leaves, chopped
1 handful of black olives

Instructions

Preheat oven to 190°C.
Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into 3 cm cubes.
Peel the onions and cut both of them into 6 wedges.
Put the vegetables in a baking pan.
Mix the oil, spices, chillie, orange juice and honey, then pour it over the vegetables. Mix well, making sure all are covered with the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the sweet potato is tender.
Scatter the coriander leaves and black olives on top, just before serving.