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Sweet potato and fruity coleslaw
A super simple and helthy lunch that can be prepared ahead of time. It will also be super easy to put in your lunchbox to go.
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Course
Lunch, Party, Salad, vegeterian
Cuisine
American, British
Servings
6
Equipment
immersion blender jug.
Immersion Blender
Oven
Baking Tray
Microwave
Chef Knife
Chopping Board
Non slip mat
Grater
Vegetable peeler
Large bowl
Small bowl
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
Fruity coleslaw
¼
white cabbage
¼
red cabbage
1
carrot
¼
red onion
1
slice pineapple
25
g
golden sultanas
Fresh Mayonnaise
120
ml
sunflower oil
or another mild flavour oil like coconut
1
large egg
1
tbsp
lemon juice
or vinegar
½
tsp
sugar
1
tsp
dijion mustard
1
peeled garlic clove
optional
salt and pepper to taste
Potatoes
6
sweet potatoes
Instructions
Preheat the oven at 180°c
Assemble your equipment.
Pepere your ingredients.
Baking your sweet potatoes.
Wash and dry the potatoes.
Remove any blemishes and cut in halves
Cook the potatoes on a high heat for 3 - 4 mins in the microwave in a covered dish.
Make sure the dish is microwave safe.
Place the hot poataoes on a baking tray.
Season with salt and pepper, then drizzle with olive oil.
Bake in the oven for around 30 mins at 180°c.
- to test that they are done use a fork to pierce the potatoes, they should be soft.
Mayonnaise
Add the mustard, sugar, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper into your immersion blender jug.
Slice the garlic thinly and add that also to the immersion blender jug.
Crack the egg into the jug.
Gently pour over the oil.
ALWAYS ADD THE OIL AS THE LAST INGREDIENT ON TOP OF THE EGG.
Place the immersion blender over the egg yolk and switch on.
Keep holding the blender until you can see ribbons of mayonnaise coming up.
Very slowly bring the blender up and down in the mixture until all the oil has been incorporated. you should now have lovely thick mayonnaise.
Put in a jar and chill in the fridge.
Coleslaw
Peel and grate the carrot. Add to the large bowl.
Cut the top of the onion then remove the skin of the onion. Slice thinly. Add to the bowl.
Slice the cabbages thinly, use your knofe to cross chop them until they are finely chopped. Add to the bowl.
Remove the skin from the pineapple and cut into small chunks.
Add the sultanas to the bowl.
Add the mayonnaise to the vegetables and mix thoroughly. You can add as much or as little of hte mayonnaise as you prefer.
Finishing
Take out the sweet potatoes from the oven and divide them equally among your plates.
Divide the coleslaw between the plates. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Another idea with this dish:
Leave out the fruit and add 35g of grated cheddar cheese. Yummy cheesy coleslaw 😀
Keyword
crunchy, fresh, fruity, healthy, salad
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