ROASTED TERIYAKI SWEET POTATO WITH DATES, CHILLI AND MICRO ROCKET

These easy, summer recipes are ideal when you’re having friends over

INGREDIENTS

• 2kg sweet potatoes
• 15ml olive oil
• 250ml thick teriyaki sauce
• 6 fresh red chillies
• 200g fresh medjool* dates

TO SERVE:

• red chillies, thinly sliced
• handful micro rocket

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Wash and dice the sweet potatoes into 2cm cubes. Drizzle with the olive oil and roast in the oven for 1 hour or until soft.
3. Drizzle the teriyaki sauce over the roasted sweet potatoes and pop back into the oven for a further 10–15 minutes.
4. Deseed and slice the fresh dates into thin slivers.

To serve: arrange the roasted sweet potatoes and dates on a wooden board or platter.
Garnish with the sliced chilli and micro rocket.
COOK’S NOTE: *You can use any kind of fresh date.

(This recipe serves 8-10 people)