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Roast Sweet Potatoes with lemon & paprika

This is a great accompaniment for roast chicken and we love the lemon wedges which add a wonderful freshness and impart a hint of caramelisation to the flavour mix.

Roast sweet potato with lemon, red onion & paprika – serves 6

• 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
• 2 lemons, cut into wedges and seeds removed
• 2 red onions, peeled and cut into wedges
• 12 garlic cloves
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 tsp finely chopped thyme leaves
• 1 tsp Spanish sweet paprika
• ½ tsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
• 4 tbsp olive oil

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 6.

Add the sweet potatoes to a saucepan of boiling water and parboil for a couple of minutes. Drain and transfer to a large roasting tin with the lemons, onions, unpeeled garlic cloves and bay leaves.

Mix the paprika, chilli powder, thyme, mustard and oil in a small bowl. Pour over the veg, season with salt and pepper and toss well to coat.

Roast in the oven for 30-35 minutes until the sweet potato is tender and golden brown.

(Original recipe from Leiths How to Cook, Quadrille, 2013.)