Chipotle Honey Smashed Sweet Potato & Avocado Mayo Recipe

Serving:  4

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients: 

Smashed Sweet Potatoes

4 medium sweet potatoes

1 Tbsp olive oil

Pinch of Sea salt

Chipotle Honey

2 Tbsp ghee or butter, melted

2 Tbsp honey

1 tsp chipotle powder or chili powder

Pinch of chili flakes

Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

1 Tbsp lime juice

1 small shallot, finely diced

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp cilantro, chopped

Pinch of sea salt

Avocado Lime Mayonnaise

1 avocado

1/2 lime, juiced

1/3 cup avocado oil mayonnaise

1/3 cup thick yogurt or creme fraiche

Pinch of sea salt

 

Steps:

1. Slice the sweet potatoes into ½ inch thick rounds.
2. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and toss with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and bake at 400F/200C for 20 mins or until pierceable with a fork, then remove from the oven.
3. Switch the oven to broil. Stir the chipotle honey ingredients together in a small bowl.
4. Smash each potato slice lightly with a fork then drizzle with the chipotle honey. Whisk all of the vinaigrette ingredients together in a small bowl.
5. Return the sweet potatoes to the oven and broil for 5 minutes until they begin to show a bit of color.
6. Drizzle the smashed sweet potatoes with the cilantro vinaigrette.
7. To make the avocado mayo, combine everything in a tall bowl and mix until smooth with a hand mixer.
   
   *For a nicer presentation, swirl the avocado mayo out on a platter and top with the smashed sweet potatoes, then drizzle with the vinaigrette.