Summer Cucumber Sweet Potato Mash
Refreshing and Light
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato - peeled and chopped in finger tip size pieces
- ⅓ cup chopped cucumber - first peeled and deseeded - or substitute with winter melon
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp fresh ginger - grated
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- ¼ cup water
- ½ tsp mineral salt
- ¼ cup chopped lovage herb - or substitute with fresh cilantro or Vietnamese coriander
- a small squeeze of lime juice
Instructions
- Heat the ghee, and add the salt and ginger.
- Gently sauté till the aroma comes up and stir in the coriander powder.
- Add the chopped sweet potato and mix well with the ghee and spices. Cook covered for 1 minute.
- Stir in the water and cook, covered, for 2 more minutes.
- Mix in the chopped lovage and the cucumber. Continue to cook under a lid for 6 minutes, or until soft.
- Mash to your desired consistency with a squeeze of lime juice.
Notes
Beautiful served warm or at room temperature with chapatis or wraps, as well as savoury biscuits.
