Sweet potato purée with ginger, chives and coriander

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 1 sweet potato (around 500g)

• A handful of coriander (10g)

• ¼ garlic clove

• 5g fresh ginger

• 1 Tsp fresh chilli or 1 Tsp chilli powder

• 200mL water

• 4 Tbs olive oil

• ½ Tsp pink himalayan salt

• ½ Tsp black pepper

• A handful of chives, finely chopped (25g)

Method

1. Peel the sweet potato and cut it into big chunks

2. Add the sweet potato chunks, the garlic, the ginger, the chilli and the coriander to a pot

3. Add the water to the pot and cover. Bring the water to a boil, then cook on medium-low heat for 30 minutes

4. Once cooked, mash the sweet potato with the back of a fork. Add the olive oil, the salt, the pepper and the finely chopped chives. Mix together and serve !

Meat lover note:

This would be a very nice side to meaty dishes.

Recipe by Hind Tahboub and Diala Tufenkji

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