3 Most Delicious Sweet Potato Dishes for Everyday Menu

Sweet potato is considered a versatile and healthy vegetable that is ideal for creating delicious dishes. Its specialty is its sweetish taste and delicate texture, so the vegetable can be used in both simple and sophisticated recipes. We at joy-pup offer 3 recipes for the most delicious sweet potato dishes that are suitable for everyday menu.

Baked Sweet Potato with Aromatic Herbs and Cheese

Ingredients:

• Sweet potato – 2-3 large tubers
• Olive oil – 2 tablespoons
• Salt, pepper – to taste
• Dried rosemary – 1 teaspoon
• Dried thyme – 1 teaspoon
• Cheese (Parmesan or any hard) – 50 g

Step-by-step preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Wash the sweet potato thoroughly and cut into slices about 1 cm thick.
• In a large bowl, combine olive oil, salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme.
• Add the sweet potato and mix thoroughly so that each piece is covered with the aromatic mixture.
• Place the sweet potato on a baking sheet covered with parchment and put it in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with grated cheese 5 minutes before cooking and bake in the oven until golden brown.
• Serve the baked sweet potato hot, sprinkled with fresh herbs if desired.

Cream of sweet potato soup with coconut milk

Ingredients:

• Sweet potato – 2 medium tubers
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Carrot – 1 pc.
• Chicken or vegetable broth – 500 ml
• Coconut milk – 200 ml
• Ginger (grated) – 1 teaspoon
• Curry – 1 teaspoon
• Salt, pepper – to taste
• Olive oil – 1 tablespoon

Step-by-step preparation:

• Peel the sweet potato and cut it into cubes. Cut the onion into small pieces, cut the carrots into circles.
• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until soft (about 3 minutes).
• Add carrots and ginger, fry for another 5 minutes.
• Add chopped sweet potato, pour in broth, bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes until vegetables are soft.
• Add coconut milk, curry, salt and pepper, then cook for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and blend the soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Serve hot, garnished with herbs or seeds to taste.

Sweet potato pancakes with herbs and yogurt sauce

Ingredients:

• Sweet potato – 2 pcs.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 3 tablespoons
• Greens (dill, parsley) – 1 bunch
• Salt, pepper – to taste
• Olive oil – for frying

For the sauce:

• Natural yogurt – 150 ml
• Garlic – 1 clove
• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• Salt – to taste

Step-by-step preparation:

• Peel the sweet potato and grate it on a coarse grater. In a bowl, mix the grated sweet potato, egg, flour, finely chopped greens, salt and pepper.
• Heat a frying pan with a little olive oil. Spoon the mixture, forming small pancakes, and fry on each side for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.
• For the sauce, mix the yogurt, chopped garlic, lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
• Serve the pancakes hot with yogurt sauce.

To be continued…