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Baked sweet potatoes with gremolata

I just love baked sweet potatoes - they are so healthy and so delicious! You can add all kinds of yummy toppings, or mix the baked flesh with sauces & spices - et voilà you get a healthy yet filling meal or a delicious side dish! Perfect for lazy weekends! These baked sweet potatoes with gremolata are very easy to make.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 2 people
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large organic sweet potatoes or 4 small
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small handful of parsley or mint leaves or mixture of both
  • ½ lemon zested
  • ½ chilli pepper or few pinches of chilli flakes
  • 1 small garlic minced

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Pierce the potatoes several times with a fork and put them in a roasting tin.
  2. Bake for about 50 minutes until cooked through (insert a skewer to test).
  3. Meanwhile put the lemon zest, chilli, parsley and oil in a mini food processor and whizz until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Cut a deep slit in the potatoes, spoon in some gremolata, then a dollop of yoghurt. Finally top with gremolata.
  5. Serve warm.