💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Arrange the sweet potatoes in a baking pan.
Baking pan
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Roast the sweet potatoes in a hot oven (200°C / 390°F) 45 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender.
OvenBaking pan
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Cool a little and peel the sweet potatoes.
Knife
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Grind the sesame seeds in a powerful blender about 3 minutes, until smooth paste forms.
Blender
💡At first the sesame looks like dry crumbs: keep grinding, scraping down the sides, and after a few minutes it releases its oil and turns liquid.
💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
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Taste and adjust the seasoning.
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Grind the sweet potatoes In a blender with the garlic, lemon juice, tahini, cumin and paprika a smooth paste.
Blender
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Season with salt.
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Transfer onto a serving plate, make a well in the center, drizzle the olive oil over the top and sprinkle the pomegranate seeds.
PlateorServing bowl
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Serve with warm pitas.
240calories
4 gprotein
28 gcarbs
11 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 50%● fat 43%
Per serving, servings (calculated for this version)
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Garlic: measured in pieces: one ≈ 5 g · 149 kcal per 100 g · More about Garlic →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Raw tahini: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 665 kcal per 100 g · More about Raw tahini →
Ground cumin: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.1 g · 375 kcal per 100 g · More about Ground cumin →
Smoked paprika: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.3 g · 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Smoked paprika →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Pomegranate: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 3.6 g · 83 kcal per 100 g · More about Pomegranate →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Blender· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Less smooth, mainly for liquids) · Food processor (Less smooth with liquids)
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Plate or Serving bowl· one of them
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