Sweet potatoes with ricotta and pomegranate salsa

Total: 40 min. | Active: 20 min.
vegetarian, gluten-free

If these sweet potato canapés are served as an aperitif, you'll have to watch yourself as they're incredibly moreish, however they're also very filling. They make a wonderful small meal, a delicious snack or a stunning aperitif. Not only are they healthy, fresh, flavoursome and gluten-free, they're also incredibly simple and quick to prepare.

Nadja - LouMalou

Ingredients

for 4 person

To bake the sweet potatoes
500 g sweet potatoes, cut into approx. 1 cm slices
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
Pomegranate salsa
¼  pomegranate, seeds removed
2 tbsp dried cranberry, finely chopped
spring onion incl. green part, cut into thin rings
½ bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
½  organic orange, use grated zest only
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp liquid honey or maple syrup
To serve
250 g ricotta

How it's done

To bake the sweet potatoes

Place the sweet potatoes on a baking tray lined with baking paper, brush with oil, season with salt.

Bake for approx. 20 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 200°C. Remove from the oven, leave to cool.

Pomegranate salsa

In a bowl, mix the pomegranate seeds with all the other ingredients up to and including the honey.

To serve

Plate up the sweet potatoes, top with the ricotta and salsa.

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