Welcome to Plant-based recipe series where I take you on a journey of learning how to:
- Get creative with vegetables
- Experiment with delicious quick recipes
- Easily get them into your meals everyday
This week is sweet potato – a delicious, healthy comfort food.
Sweet potato is an underground tuber and has a lower GI, more fibre and heaps more nutrients than potatoes. The orange sweet potato is one of the richest sources of beta-carotene, that converts to vitamin A in the body.
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Just ONE cup of baked sweet potato provides 7 x the amount of beta-carotene that an adult needs per day. Sweet potato also contains a variety of antioxidants which have been shown to help reduce the risk of cancer.
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Plus they are jammed packed with both soluble and insoluble fibre AND can you can increase the resistant starch by cooling before eating.
Here are some plant-based sweet potato recipes:
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Sweet Potato Chips
These guys are so delicious. Simply slice to desired thickness – about 0.5cm. My latest trick in an attempt to use less liquid oil, is to put a teaspoon of coconut or olive oil into the palm of one hand, rub into the other palm and then spread over veges. Arrange in a single layer, sprinkle with Herbamere and then bake until some are starting to go brown. It’s rare that you can get them evenly cooked so don’t think you’ve failed!
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Sweet Potato Salad
This salad is the bomb! The fresh corn pops, the roasted sweet potato adds sweetness and heartiness and the beans make it a complete meal! Start with the sweet potato and by the time it’s cooked you will have prepped all the other ingredients making this a super quick and easy meal.
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Baked Sweet Potato with Parsley Slaw
Another opportunity to use my favourite salad dressing, which is a whole peeled orange, a tablespoon of tahini and a sprinkle of Herbamere blended. I’ve used a similar coleslaw to last week, and just swapped the spinach for parsley. Using herbs is a great way to eat more greens. Baked sweet potato is such a comfort food. I try and find the tiny ones for this dish as they seem to be even sweeter!
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Sweet Potato Mash
Any excuse to eat a mash! I use almond milk if I need some fluid and Herbamere – of course! For a cheesy flavour I go for nutritional yeast. You could also top this with the parsley slaw above.
