Baked sweet potatoes with kale, feta, chilli and onion recipe

Baked sweet potatoes with kale, feta, chilli and onion

Sweet potatoes are great for baking, roasting and mashing – try baking until crisp and simply stuffing with crunchy kale, fragrant spices and creamy feta cheese. This easy, hassle-free sweet potato recipe is great as a midweek main.

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  • Serves 4
  • 5 mins to prepare and 45 mins to cook
  • 315 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 4 sweet potatoes, scrubbed
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for rubbing and drizzling
  • 2 medium red onions, quartered
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 150g (5oz) kale, chopped
  • 1 thumb-sized red chilli, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 100g feta, crumbled
  • balsamic glaze, to serve
  • wild rocket, to serve

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Each serving contains

Energy
1330kJ 315.0kcal
16%
Fat
12g
medium17%
Saturates
5g
medium23%
Salt
0.9g
low15%
Sugars
15g
low16%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 47.1gProtein 8.2gFibre 7.2g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Pierce the potatoes and rub with oil. Arrange on a baking tray with the onions. Drizzle the onions with the lemon juice and 1 tsp oil; season. Bake for 30 minutes, then remove the onions and set aside. Continue cooking the potatoes for 15 minutes, or until tender.
  2. Meanwhile, bring a large pan of water to the boil. Blanch the kalefor 2 minutes, then drain, rinse under cold water and drain again.
  3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Add the chilliandgarlicand cook for 1 minute. Add the kale and stir-fry until warmed through. Season.
  4. Cut the potatoes open and season. Top with the kale mixture, feta, onion and a drizzle of balsamic glaze. Serve with rocket on the side.

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