During the work/school week, aren’t we all seeking healthy, substantive and satisfying meals that can be prepared in a short amount of time?
This loaded sweet potato is just that. Simple to make and comforting, while also providing good nutrition. It’s so simple it doesn’t even require a recipe so much as instructions.
While it may sound odd the combo of ingredients goes really well together. The peanut butter is sweet and creamy, the chili crips is sweet, spicy and crunchy and the scallion provides a fresh herbal note. Playing on the taste and texture notes I mention here, I’m sure there are ot
So, do yourself and your family a favor and roast several sweet potatoes over the weekend so you can pull together this delicious snack or meal in just a few minutes. Plus, it never hurts to have roasted sweet potatoes in the fridge, ready and waiting to be added to salads, grain bowls or as a side to meat or fish.
If you don’t have already-roasted sweet potatoes waiting in the fridge, you can microwave them. Microwaving won’t yield a potato that is as soft, tender and sweet as when roasted, but it’ll do the trick.
Sweet Potato with Peanut Butter, Chili Crisp and Scallion
(Gluten-free; Dairy-free; 100% Plant-based/Vegan)
Preheat the oven to 450F. Use the convection roast setting, if you have it. Using a vegetable brush or damp paper towel, scrub the dirt off the skin of the sweet potato. Use a fork to poke holes around the sweet potato and wrap with aluminum foil. Bake in the oven until the potato is soft throughout and a knife can easily cut through it. Remove from the oven and let cool to the point you can handle it with your hands. Cut the sweet potato in half. Top with peanut butter or another nut butter. I like peanut butter as it’s higher in protein than other nut butters so the meal is more satiating, but almond or cashew butter are other great options. Sprinkle with salt. Dollop with chili crisp to your heat level liking (I use Momofuku’s Chili Crunch) and top with sliced scallion. Can also be served as a half or cut up into quarters or smaller pieces to be served as a side dish or shared appetizer.