
Stuffed sweet potatoes with chickpeas and tahini sauce
By Satavri Kaourani
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: 4/10
Serves: 1
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 can of chickpeas
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
For the tahini sauce:
- 3 level tbsp of tahini
- Cumin
- Coriander
- Cinnamon
- Paprika
- Ground Garlic
- Water
- Salt
Garnish:
- Cherry tomatoes
- Parsley
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Cooking Method:
- Rinse the sweet potatoes, cut in half, coat with olive oil and cook in a preheated oven at 200 °C until soft.
- Combine the chickpeas with the spices and also cook in the oven until golden.
- While the potatoes and chickpeas are cooking, prepare the tahini sauce, mixing all the ingredients in a bowl. Add as much water as the mixture needs to get the right texture and become fluid.
- Prepare the garnish by combining the cherry tomatoes with parsley and lemon.
- Once the sweet potatoes are ready, take them out of the oven, remove a little from the centre and add the chickpeas, cherry tomatoes and sauce.
Nutritional info:
1 serving: 300g
Calories: 452kcal
Fat: 19g, of which saturated: 2.5g
Carbohydrate: 59g, sugars: 13.2g
Fibre: 14.5g
Protein: 15.5g
Stavri Kaourani
Nutritionist - MSc degree in Clinical Nutrition and Diabetes Management