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Heleen Meyer shares this lovely side dish with us as a wonderful alternative to the well-known baked potatoes. Baked potatoes are typically served with sour cream, but Heleen’s twist includes using smooth cottage cheese as a healthier option. She is a guru when it comes to making recipes healthier, without sacrificing any of the yumminess. Heleen says with the right cooking method and seasonings, these sweet potatoes are so good that those around your table will not even know that you are serving them a ‘healthier’ side dish.
So flavourful
Heleen makes a simple oil mixture seasoned with fresh ginger, lemon, garlic and chilli. The sweet potatoes and onions are first tossed in this wintery marinade, then oven-roasted until soft and caramelised. Then she stirs the aromatic onions and marinade into smooth cottage cheese and serves that on the sweet potatoes. We can guarantee you that this is even better than just a dollop of sour cream. These sweet potatoes are perfect to serve with grilled or roasted fish, chicken or pork, not to mention as part of a braai menu. Make sure that you can fill the rest of your plate with any green veggies or a green salad will also be delicious to keep the meal wholesome and balanced.
Jacket sweet potatoes with cottage cheese
Recipe by Heleen Meyer
Serves 6
20 ml (4 tsp) olive oil
60 ml (¼ cup) lemon juice
finely grated rind of 1 medium lemon
30 ml (2 tbsp) water
20 ml (4 tsp) finely grated fresh ginger
1 small chilli, seeded and chopped (optional)
1 clove of garlic, crushed
2 onions, cut into wedges
8-10 (700-900 g) medium sweet potatoes, in the skin
black pepper to taste
180 ml (¾ cup) plain smooth low-fat cottage cheese
handful fresh coriander leaves
Visit Heleen’s website for more recipes like this.
Image by Neville Lockhart.
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