Sweet Potato with Date/Nut Sauce
Ingredients
Sweet potato, 1 medium (700 g) (25 ounces) Dates, 7 large (90 g) Cashews, 1/2 cup Water, 1/2 cup Ginger, 2 teaspoons (5 g) Turmeric, fresh, 1 teaspoon (2 g) Black pepper, freshly ground Cayenne powder, 1/4 teaspoon Maple syrup to taste if desired. |
Directions
Steam the sweet potato or cook it any other way you choose. Add the next ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Poor the blended sauce over the sweet potato and add maple syrup to taste. |
I sliced the potato into 1/2" rounds and baked it at 450 degrees for 30 minutes. Lay everything in a single layer.
Variations:
Variations:
- Bake sliced apples with the sweet potato.
- Use 1/4 cup of raisins instead of dates.