Roasted Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

Additional Notes

Can you Hasselback other vegetables?

YES! Of course, you can, you can make Hasselback potatoes, turnips, butternuts, and more.

What can I serve with these Hasselback sweet potatoes?

We recommend serving these sweet potatoes with a signature rump steak and a mushroom sauce. A succulent roast chicken, or enjoy them as a main dish with a green chimichurri sauce, or this chickpea filling.

What if I don’t have pesto?

If you do not have pesto, we would highly suggest buying some   or simply use finely chopped herbs, like 2 Tbsp of parsley or coriander.

Food Lover’s Market has different types of Sweet Potatoes, which Sweet Potato do I use?

You can use any sweet potato you love most!

• Most often, in South Africa, you will find the purple-skinned (white flesh) sweet potatoes, these are Beauregard sweet potatoes. There are different varietals such as Blesbok, Bosbok and Ribbok.
•  In season, you will find Orange Sweet potatoes (orange skin and flesh), a varietal in South African would be Impilo and Bophelo. 
• You may also find white skin and fleshed sweet potatoes, these varietals are Ndou & Monate. ​