The sweet potato, also known as sweet potato or sweet potato, is a vegetable that has many nutritional benefits . It contains vitamin B, vitamin A, vitamin C, beta-carotene, potassium, fiber and phosphorus, so changing your diet from normal potatoes to sweet potatoes will bring you nutritional benefits and will make your diet healthier.
There are several types of sweet potatoes, such as purple and garnet, and there are a wide variety of healthy and delicious recipes to prepare them. Find out what they are.
4 healthy ways to cook your sweet potatoes
1. Covered with cinnamon and coconut sugar
Coconut sugar is low in fructose and its glucose level is also low, although this does not mean that it is less sweet than other sugars. It is similar to brown sugar but its texture is more like that of white sugar.
Combined with cinnamon (which helps with low blood sugar levels) it can be said that sweet potatoes served this way resemble churros .
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
- 4 sweet potatoes cut into strips and toasted
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
Preparation
Place the coconut sugar and cinnamon in a bowl, then add the sweet potatoes and shake the bowl to combine the cinnamon sugar mixture with the potatoes.
2. Mini meatballs with sweet fried potatoes
This could well be an aperitif to be served at parties or meetings and can be accompanied by any type of sauce. What you need to do is insert the sweet potato into the mini meatball.
To make this recipe healthier, it is advisable to mix the beef with turkey meat and use almond flour.
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
- 2 sweet potatoes previously cooked and toasted.
- 100 g of ground beef and 100 g of turkey meat.
- 3 tablespoons raw shallots.
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil.
- 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise.
- 1 tablespoon of almond flour.
- ½ teaspoon of garlic salt and ¼ teaspoon of coarse black pepper.
Preparation
- Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius.
- In a bowl mix all the ingredients except the potatoes. With this mixture you will form mini meatballs.
- Insert a toothpick into the mini meatball and then also insert the sweet potato.
- Bake for 10 minutes until the mini meatballs are done.
3. With garlic and Parmesan cheese
Raw garlic gives this dish a lot of flavor, as well as being great for the immune system . Parmesan cheese, for its part, contrasts with the flavor of garlic creating a balance. It can be served at the beginning of dinner or as a side.
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, previously cooked and toasted.
- 2 tablespoons garlic
- 2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese.
- 1 teaspoon onion powder.
- ½ teaspoon of various spices.
- 1 pinch of garlic salt.
Preparation
Place all the ingredients in a container except the sweet potatoes. Then add them and shake the bowl to mix the potatoes with everything else.
4. Dipped in dark chocolate and covered with strawberries
Dark chocolate covered sweet potato chips (“potato chip dessert”) is a combination that many people are beginning to try. Dark chocolate contains theobromine, the chemical that makes you "feel good" and strawberries, for their part, give the dish fiber and antioxidants.
This dish can be eaten as a snack between meals.
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
- 2 sweet potatoes previously cooked and toasted.
- 1 cup of melted dark chocolate.
- 1 cup of strawberries
Preparation
Arrange the sweet potatoes on a plate, drizzle them with the melted dark chocolate, and top with chopped strawberries.
conclusion
Sweet potatoes are a fairly healthy option and provide you with a wide variety of nutrients and vitamins which help nourish your body.
As you could see, there is a great variety of recipes and presentations to prepare sweet potatoes , and you can make them, you just have to dare and try them.
