Sweet potatoes stuffed with chimichurri chickpeas

Name: Sweet potatoes stuffed with chimichurri chickpeas
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 avocados; 1 spring onions; 1 garlic; 1 tbsp oregano; 4 tbsp parsley; 1 red peppers; 1 red chillies; 2 sweet potatoes; 1 tsp lime juice; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp red wine vinegar; 1 tin chickpeas; pepper; salt; a little sesame seeds

main dish vegetable dishes Christmas

Total: 1 hr 10 min. | Active: 30 min.

vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free

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Baked sweet potatoes are an excellent ingredient for the basis of many vegan dishes. They're incredibly healthy, satisfy the appetite, and can be combined with a whole host of different flavours. In this recipe, I've combined the aromas of chimichurri with baked chickpeas to create a unique and flavourful filling. The chimichurri dressing itself can be used for anything and everything, so it's a great all-rounder in the kitchen! Together with the baked chickpeas, it contrasts wonderfully with the sweet potatoes and lends the dish a hearty note. Garnish the dish with fresh bell pepper and avocado, and you've got a simple, satisfying meal.

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Ingredients

for 4 person

Sweet potatoes and chickpeas
2	sweet potato (large, approx. 1 kg)
1 tin	chickpeas (approx. 400 g), rinsed, drained

Chimichurri dressing
4 tbsp	parsley, finely chopped
1 tbsp	oregano, finely chopped
1	garlic clove, pressed
1	spring onion, finely chopped
1	red chilli, chopped finely (seeds already removed if possible)
1 tbsp	olive oil
1 tsp	red wine vinegar
1 tsp	lime juice
	salt and pepper to taste

Serving and garnishing
1	red pepper, sliced
1	avocado, sliced
a little	sesame seeds

How it's done

Sweet potatoes and chickpeas

Wash the sweet potatoes, leave them in their skins and place them on one side of a tray lined with baking paper, pricking several times with a fork.

Bake for approx. 40 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 180°C.

After 20 mins. take out the tray of sweet potatoes, spread the chickpeas over the other half of the tray, then bake everything for approx. 20 mins. more.

Chimichurri dressing

Mix all the ingredients well.

Serving and garnishing

Scoop out some of the sweet potato. Mix the chickpeas with the chimichurri dressing, and use it to stuff the sweet potatoes. Garnish with bell pepper and avocado, and scatter sesame seeds over the top.

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