Asparagus stuffed sweet potatoes

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Recipe

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4 - 6 People
Serves 2
Beginner
Difficulty  0

Ingredients

  • two medium sweet potatoes 
  • 1 cup cooked chickpeas, washed 
  • bunch steamed asparagus 
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews 
  • 1 medium potato, peeled and diced  
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk or plant-milk 
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast 
  • garlic salt 
  • za’atar 
  • fresh dill
  • truffle/lemon oil 

Method

  1. Wash the sweet potatoes, steam lightly, and place on a baking tray, sprinkle with salt, add the chickpeas, and then bake for 10 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. check after 10 minutes and then bake for another 5-8 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. 
  2. Bring the cashews and diced potato to a boil until soft. Drain and add the milk, nutrition yeast, and corn starch, and blend until smooth. 
  3. bring the sauce to a simmer until it starts to thicken and keep warm until the sweet potatoes and chickpeas have crisped up. 
  4. Steam the asparagus until soft, slice the sweet Potato lengthways and then stuff with the steamed asparagus, top with the creamy sauce and crispy chickpeas, and add a dash of the za’atar, dill, and truffle/lemon oil. 
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