Spicy sweet potato and chickpea bake with lime tahini dressing

Recipes / Vegetarian

Curry powder adds loads of flavour to the roast vegies with minimum effort.

Recipe «Spicy sweet potato and chickpea bake with lime tahini dressing» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 800g small sweet potatoes, scrubbed, 400g can chickpeas, rinsed, drained, 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 2 tsp hot madras curry powder, 1 tsp ground cumin , 1 red onion, cut into wedges, 80g frozen baby peas, blanched, 1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped , 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp hulled tahini, 1 lime, rind finely grated, juiced, 1-2 tsp water, 1/2 tsp ground turmeric, Pinch of caster sugar.

Ingredients:

  • 800g small sweet potatoes, scrubbed 
  • 400g can chickpeas, rinsed, drained 
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 2 tsp hot madras curry powder 
  • 1 tsp ground cumin 
  • 1 red onion, cut into wedges 
  • 80g frozen baby peas, blanched 
  • 1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1 tbsp hulled tahini 
  • 1 lime, rind finely grated, juiced 
  • 1-2 tsp water 
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 
  • Pinch of caster sugar 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan forced. Use a sharp knife to prick all over potatoes. Place on a heatproof plate. Microwave on High for 4 minutes or until just tender. Halve potatoes. Combine chickpeas, 2 tsp oil, 1 tsp curry powder and 1/2 tsp cumin in a bowl. Season. Place potato and onion on a large baking tray. Drizzle with remaining oil. Sprinkle with remaining curry powder and cumin. Season. Add chickpeas. Roast for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool for 5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, for the dressing, place all the ingredients in a jar. Season. Seal and shake to combine.
  3. Add peas to tray. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with coriander.