3 Sweet Potato Recipes: Deliciously Orange

Not only are sweet potatoes incredibly tasty, they're also very healthy and should definitely be included on your healthy shopping list. Find out about the health benefits of this root vegetable and try these three delicious dishes.

What Makes Sweet Potatoes So Healthy?

There are many reasons sweet potatoes are so good for you. Here is a breakdown:

• Sweet potatoes are full of vitamins and minerals. They're especially rich in beta-carotene (an antioxidant that converts to vitamin A), vitamin E, and potassium.
• They are rich in antioxidants that protect our bodies from free radicals.(1) These have been shown to counteract the aging process and chronic diseases such as cancer. (2)
• These sweet root vegetables are high in fiber, which is very important for healthy digestion. (3) The Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics recommends around 30 g of fiber per day. (4)
• Have it for breakfast, as a snack, as a soup, as a side dish, as a main course or as a dessert. Sweet potatoes are incredibly versatile. They're deliciously cooked, mashed, fried, steamed, or baked, and can even be used in brownies!

3 irresistible sweet potato recipes

Do you fancy delicious sweet potatoes? Try these three healthy and delicious recipes!

1. Loaded sweet potato peels

INGREDIENTS (serves 1):

• 1 sweet potato
• 2 eggs
• salt
• pepper
• Crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 200 ° C.
2. Place the sweet potato on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for about 45 minutes until tender.
3. Then cut the potato in half and scoop out most of the meat, leaving a 5mm layer of potato. But don't throw away the tasty meat – you can use it as an extra side dish or turn it into mashed sweet potatoes.
4. Carefully crack an egg into each sweet potato half and bake your shells for another 15-20 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and some chopped paprika flakes.

2. Vegan pumpkin, sweet potato, and coconut soup

Ingredients for 4 persons):

• 1 edible pumpkin or squash (red kuri)
• 1 sweet potato
• 1 onion
• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
• 1 liter of vegetable stock
• 200 ml coconut milk
• Coconut oil
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. Wash the pumpkin, cut in half and remove the seeds.
2. Cut the meat into large pieces.
3. Peel the sweet potato and cut into large pieces.
4. Peel and finely chop the onion and ginger.
5. Heat some coconut oil.
6. Fry the onion and ginger.
7. Add the pumpkin and sweet potato and cook the vegetables for a few minutes.
8. Pour in the vegetable stock.
9. Let the soup simmer for about 15 minutes, until the pumpkin and sweet potato are tender.
10. Mix the soup with a good quality mixer or hand blender. Then stir in the coconut milk.
11. Season the pumpkin, sweet potato and coconut soup with salt and pepper.
12. Garnish with pumpkin seed oil and roasted pumpkin seeds.