Recipes
Sweet potato with spices and pistachio za'atar
15 minutes + dehydrating
Preparation time
30 minutes
Cooking time
6 servings
Serves
Ingredients
Sweet potato
1.5 kg sweet potato; a mixture of gold, red, purple and white
3 tbsp verjuice
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt flakes
2 tbsp oregano leaves, finely chopped
2 tbsp thyme leaves, finely chopped
3 tsp pistachio za’atar
Black pepper, freshly ground
Pistachio za’atar
10 sprigs oregano, washed and dried
10 sprigs thyme, washed and dried
15 g ground sumac
30 g sesame seeds, toasted
100 g pistachio kernels, toasted and chopped
10 g salt flakes
To serve
Extra verjuice and extra virgin olive oil
½ cup mint leaves, roughly chopped
Miele Accessories
Method
Pistachio za’atar
- Place half of the thyme and oregano onto a Perforated baking tray. Place into the Oven and dehydrate on Fan Plus at 80°C for 4-5 hours until crisp and dry.
- Crumble the dried leaves into a mixing bowl, discarding the stems. Blend together with the remaining ingredients. Store in an airtight container until needed.
Sweet potato
- Pre-heat Oven on Moisture Plus at 200°C with 1 manual burst of steam.
- Cut into 2-3 cm thick pieces and place in mixing bowl. Toss with a little verjuice as you go to stop the oxidisation process.
- Add olive oil and salt flakes and toss well to coat. Transfer to a universal tray and place into the Oven on shelf position 2. Release the burst of steam immediately. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the Oven and turn the pieces of sweet potato over. Drizzle with a little extra verjuice and return. Bake for a further 10 minutes until evenly browned.
To serve
- While still hot, toss sweet potato with pistachio za’atar. Dress with verjuice and olive oil to taste.
- Transfer to a warm serving bowl. Garnish with fresh mint just before serving.
Hints and tips
- There are 4 different types of sweet potato grown; gold, red, purple and white. These are available from green grocers and supermarkets.
- White and purple sweet potato are naturally high in sugar, pay close attention to ensure that they do not burn.
- Sweet potato is known in New Zealand as kumara.
Applicance Functions
Maggie Beer
Recipe by Maggie Beer.