Mediterranean Baked Sweet Potatoes

Steps to make

1. 1

   Heat oven and prepare baking sheet

   5 min
   

   Preheat the oven to 400 °F and line a large baking sheet with foil.

2. 2

   Prepare chickpeas

   2 min
   

   Toss the rinsed and drained chickpeas with ½ tablespoon olive oil and ½ teaspoon each cumin, coriander, cinnamon, smoked or regular paprika and arrange on a prepared baking sheet.

4. 3

   Prepare sweet potatoes

   3 min
   

   Cut 4 sweet potatoes in half lengthwise. Rub the sweet potato halves with olive oil to evenly coat, then arrange them cut side down on the same baking sheet.

5. 4

   Roast

   25 min
   

   Roast in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are fork-tender. Remove from the oven.

6. 5

   Prepare sauce

   3 min
   

   While the chickpeas and sweet potatoes are roasting, in a mixing bowl, place ¼ cup hummus or tahini, juice of ½ medium lemon, ¾ - 1 teaspoon dried dill or sub 2-3 teaspoons fresh, 3 minced cloves garlic and whisk to combine. Add enough water or almond milk to thin the sauce and make it pourable. Alternatively, use tahini instead of hummus. Adjust seasonings to taste if needed.

7. 6

   Prepare parsley-tomato topping

   2 min
   

   In a small bowl, toss ¼ cup diced cherry tomatoes, ¼ cup parsley, ½ finely chopped red onion with 2 tablespoons lemon juice and set aside to marinate.

8. 7

   Serve

   2 min
   

   To serve, flip the potato halves flesh-side up and smash down the flesh with a fork. Top with roasted chickpeas, garlic-herb sauce, parsley-tomato salad, and chili garlic sauce if using. Serve immediately and enjoy!