Sweet potato salsa (V)

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A really fresh tasting salsa that is really colourful with the dazzling orange of the sweet potatoes and the sharp tangy cut of the lime.

Ingredients

• 675 g (1½ lb) sweet potatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried chilies
• 4 spring onions, finely chopped
• Juice of ¾ of an orange
• Juice of ¾ of a small lime
• Finely chopped zest from ¼ of a lime
• Pinch of sea salt

Method

1. Peel the sweet potatoes and dice to 1 cm (½") cubes
2. Add the cubes to a pan of boiling water and boil for 10 minutes
3. Drain and return to the pan for another 5 minutes, covered but unheated, to allow the potatoes to dry out
4. Add the dried sweet potatoes to a serving bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes
5. Mix the orange, lime juice, crushed chillies and spring onions together
6. When ready to serve, toss the sweet potatoes in the juice mix, season with sea salt and serve