Bake a spiced sweet potato with spinach for lunch, or as a budget supper for one. It’s low-calorie, packed with vitamin C and packs big flavour
Prep:10 mins
Serves 1
1 sweet potato2 tsp oil½ onion, finely chopped1 garlic clove, crushedsmall knob of ginger, grated1-2 tsp curry paste (use what you have or buy a Madras or red curry paste)knob of butterhandful of spinach
STEP 1Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Prick the potato and bake it for 40-45 mins or until soft when you squeeze the sides.STEP 2Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the onion until softened, add the garlic and cook for 1 min, then add the ginger and curry paste and cook for another min. Stir in the butter and spinach, and continue stirring until the spinach wilts. Season well.STEP 3Cut open the top of the sweet potato, scoop out some of the flesh, add it to the mix in the pan and stir through, then spoon the mixture back into the potato.
