Baked Sweet Potatoes with Spiced Chickpeas

Name: Baked Sweet Potatoes with Spiced Chickpeas
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4 meals
Ingredients: sweet potato; salt; black pepper; oil; chickpeas; chili pepper; pinch black pepper; cumin; paprika powder; cucumber; coriander; sugar; lime; sour cream; sweet chili sauce

Golden roasted sweet potatoes pair perfectly with spiced chickpeas, adding a subtle kick to the dish. The refreshing heat of chili cucumbers balances the natural sweetness of the potatoes. The dish is finished with a delicious dip made from creamy sour cream and sweet chili sauce, tying all the flavors together beautifully.

45 min

Vegan Gluten-free

Sweet Potatoes:: 2 pkgsweet potato; 1 tspsalt; 0.5 tspblack pepper; 2 tbspoil
Roasted Chickpeas:: 1 pkgchickpeas; 0.5 chili pepper; 3 tbspoil; 1 tspsalt; pinch black pepper; 1 pkgcumin; 1 pkgpaprika powder
Cucumber Salad:: 1 cucumber; 0.5 chili pepper; 1 pkgcoriander; 0.5 tspsalt; 2 tspsugar; 1 tbspoil; 1 lime
Creamy Chilli Dip:: 1 pkgsour cream; 1 pkgsweet chili sauce

Tip

For extra crispiness, remove excess moisture from the chickpeas using a paper towel.

1
Preheat the oven to 225 °C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2
Wash the sweet potatoes and slice them into 1 cm thick rounds. Arrange them on the tray, season with salt and pepper, drizzle with 2 tablespoons of oil, and toss to coat. Bake for 20 minutes.
3
Rinse the chickpeas under cold water and let them drain. Wash the chili pepper and finely chop it. Add the chickpeas to a bowl, along with half of the chopped chili pepper, 2–3 tablespoons of oil, salt, pepper, cumin, and paprika. Mix well.
4
Wash the cucumber and coriander. Cut the cucumber into pieces and finely chop the coriander. Add them to a bowl with the remaining half of the chopped chili pepper, a tablespoon of oil, salt, and sugar. Grate the lime zest, squeeze in the lime juice, and mix.
5
After 20 minutes of baking the sweet potatoes, spread the chickpeas over them and bake for another 10 minutes.
6
Mix the sour cream with sweet chili sauce.
7
Serve the roasted sweet potatoes with chickpeas on plates, add the salad and chili dip. Enjoy.