Though, todays steaks are dressed up a whole lot more than I do with beef steaks!
Meet the players in todays recipe!
Slabs of sweet potato roasted with a simple spice mix until golden on the surface and tender inside.
Roasted sweet potato
(Optional)
Ingredients
Heres what you better make these meaty meatless steaks.
I have aneasy alternative for the toppingif you should probably speed things up.
But dont skip the Tahini Yogurt Sauce or the seasoning for the sweet potato!
If you dont have a large one, dont fret!
Just make more smaller ones.
Seasoning Nothing unusual here, just allmy usual players.
Roasted sweet potato
I like to use smoked paprika because its got a lovely….well, smokey flavour.
But you’ve got the option to just substitute with ordinary paprika.
Whipped tahini yogurt
Whipped is an elaborate name for something that takes 20 seconds to whisk!!
Topping (shortcut option available!)
Its almost like soft whipped cream.
Plain yoghurt Not sweetened, and not flavoured.
Tahini Paste made with sesame seeds.
Whipped tahini yogurt sauce
Usually found in the health food aisle at grocery stores.
Use hulled tahini (more common), not un-hulled which is darker and more bitter.
The jar label will specify which it is.
Crisp toasted pita bread (optional)
Lemon For tangy lemon flavour.
Garlic Because it makes it tastier.
Finely grate it using a microplane so you dont have big lumps in the sauce.
Crispy, oily and salty, it works a treat as a finishing touch!
Not to be confused with what some people in Australia call shallots ie the long green onions.
Substitute with same amount of finely minced red onion.
Cayenne peppers the large chilies that are not very spicy at all once deseeded.
They provide a warm hum!
If youre concerned, leave it out and substitute with 1 tsp each coriander seeds and cumin seeds.
Different flavour profile but they will bring something else to the dish to compensate.
Garlic Finely minced and fried up until golden, it adds a stack of flavour to this topping!
Toasted pine nuts For sprinkling on at the end.
Substitute with other nuts: pistachios (love the green colour and flavour!
), almonds, pepitas, sunflower seeds.
Coriander/cilantro For a fresh finish and also for colour.
Depending on your potato size, you should be able to make 4 to 6.
Rubwith just 2 teaspoons of olive oil then sprinkle with the seasoning mix.
Microwave for 20 seconds, then whisk again for 10 seconds it will be like soft whipped cream.
Serve straight away or at room temp.
Remove immediately into a bowl.
Topping Heat the oil then saute all the Topping ingredients for a few minutes until the garlic is golden.
Assemble Smear sauce on a plate.
Still assembling…Place the sweet potato on top.
Almost finished….Sprinkle with Topping, pine nuts, coriander/cilantro then a swish of olive oil.
Now its ready to EAT!!
Highly recommended crispy bread for serving
I will happily eat this just as it is.
Theres so much flavour packed into one plate, and that yogurt sauce really makes it.
But if you want to take it over the top, serve with a crispy bread of some kind.
Great textural contrast and excellent vehicle for piling!
My favourite is some pita or Lebanese bread with a sprinkle of zataar or dukkah.
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Then just bake for 10 minutes until crispy pop it in the oven with the sweet potato.
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