Sweet potato bake

Sweet potato bake

Servings:	Serves 6 as an accompaniment
Ready in:	1 hour
Prep. time:	20 minutes
Cook time:	40 minutes
Difficulty:

A hot and spicy vegetarian side dish from Wahaca's recipes.

Ingredients

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• 500g sweet potato
• 5 tablespoons Wahaca habanero chilli sauce
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Pinch of sea salt
• Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
• Pinch of dried thyme
• 2 red onions
• 100g feta cheese

Mise en place

• Pre-heat a baking tray in your oven at 200° C (400° F - gas 6), [fan oven 180° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour]

Method

1. Peel the sweet potatoes and chop into bite-sized cubes
2. Add the olive oil, Wahaca habanero sauce, salt, pepper and thyme to a Lock and Lock box. Replace the lid and shake like mad to coat the sweet potatoes evenly
3. Peel and quarter the red onions and add the the Lock and Lock box. Shake more gently this time so as not to separate the onions too much
4. Shake the mixture on to the hot baking tray and bake for 40 minutes
5. After 35 minutes, crumble the feta cheese over the sweet potatoes and return to the oven for the final 5 minutes
6. Serve hot!

Variations

• Try this recipe with a variety of chilli sauces!
• Add a tomato salsa to make a tasty vegetarian taco filling.
• Swap the sweet potato for butternut squash. The cooking times will be similar.