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Vegan sweet potato hummus with pomegranate and pistachios

If you love hummus try this sweet potato recipe, sprinkled with pomegranate molasses, seeds and pistachios for extra crunch!

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 8 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sweet potato/ kumara, peeled and cubed
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 x 400g can no added salt chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • juice 1 lemon
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate arils/seeds
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
  • 1 tablespoon chopped pistachios
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

    2 Put the sweet potato chunks on the tray and drizzle with the oil. Toss well and season with freshly ground black pepper. Bake for 25–30 min until the kumara are tender and golden. Set aside to cool.

    3 Put the cooled sweet potato, chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic in a food processor. Whiz with enough warm water to make a smooth mixture, then season with pepper. Sprinkle over the pomegranate seeds, pomegranate molasses, chopped pistachios and extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle.

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