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Did you know that the first Europeans to taste sweet potatoes were members of the expedition led by Christopher Columbus? Let’s explore what this starchy, sweet-tasting root vegetable can do…

Roast

Sprinkle a little coconut oil and a couple sprigs of thyme over these babies for a Sunday lunch side with a difference.

Try the roast sweet potatoes recipe here.

Röstis

The sweet potato plays with its distant cousin the common potato in this crowd-pleasing savoury snack.

Cook’s note: Do not drain off the starchy liquid released by the potatoes once you’ve grated them; this helps prevent the röstis from breaking while cooking.

Try the potato-and-sweet potato röstis recipe here.

"Crisps"

Kill two birds with one stone when you use sweet potato skins to make crisps and retain the flesh to use for sweet potato mash later.

Try the coconut smashed chickpeas with sweet potato skins recipe here.

Mash

And speaking of sweet potato mash… this recipe uses chicken stock, naartjie juice and butter.

Try the barbeque-spiced grilled lamb chops with sweet potato mash recipe here.

Burgers

Unlike its orange counterpart, white sweet potato has a firmer flesh, which makes it great for baking and making veggie patties like these.

Try the sweet potato-and-red quinoa burgers with caramelised fennel and onion with dill aïoli recipe here.

Skewers

Butter-brushed and chargrilled with lemony crème fraîche. Yum.

Try the sweet potato with lemony crème fraîche recipe here.

The sweet potato bake

Try the braised butternut with sweet potato bake recipe here.

Fries

Sweet potato fries knock regular fries out of the park as they’re rich in antioxidant vitamin A and contain just as much fibre and potassium.

Cook’s note: Sweet potatoes can also make super-tasty baked fries.

Try the coffee-rubbed rib-eye with shoestring sweet potato fries, mushroom sauce and radish salad recipe here.

Sweet treats with sweet potato

They don’t call it sweet potato for nothing. The best part? All these desserts are gluten-free.

Sweet potato malva pudding with nut brittle

Try the sweet potato malva pudding with nut brittle recipe here.

Sweet potato brownie loaf

Cook's note: If you like a traditional brownie but want to try a different version that has a lovely earthy flavour thanks to the chickpea flour, this is for you. You’ll also love the dense, cake-like texture.

Try the sweet potato brownie loaf recipe here.

Sweet potato-and-coconut cake with date “butter”

Try the sweet potato-and-coconut cake recipe here.

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Sweet potatoes are nature's ultimate comfort food. What's more, you can now find three new varieties at Woolies. Sourced abroad for their amazing taste and texture and grown locally in the foothills of the Magaliesberg and Ceres mountains, the new range includes Kara orange- and white-fleshd as well as Kara purple-skinned sweet potatoes. Try them all to find your favourite.


Buy sweet potatoes online at woolworths.co.za.