
🇲🇦 Moroccan Vegetarian
Sweet Potato Zaalouk
🇲🇦 Moroccan
Smooth and savoury: sweet potato whipped with oil and lemon into the ultimate sharing plate. 10 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Prep 10 min Cook 0 min Serves 6 Easy
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Tomato3
- Garlic2 cloves, grated
- Lemon1/2, juiced
- Olive Oil3 tbsp, good and fruity
- Ground Cumin1 tsp
- Sweet Potato3
- Ras el Hanout1/2 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the sweet potato — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.
- 2
Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.
- 3
Season with the garlic, lemon juice, ras el hanout and salt — taste as you go.
- 4
Swoosh onto a plate with a spoon-back of oil, a sprinkle of fresh cilantro, and serve with warm bread.
Chef's tip
For deeper flavour, toast the ras el hanout in the oil before adding anything wet.
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