Baked sweet potatoes with orange-coriander butter

May 9, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Baked sweet potatoes with orange-coriander butter recipe

Baked sweet potatoes with orange-coriander butter are deliciously soft and creamy. Sweet potatoes not only have a uniquely yummy flavour, they’re also packed with vitamin D, iron and magnesium. Make these tasty spuds even better with a zesty and creamy orange-coriander butter. A wonderful side dish for any meal! 

Baked sweet potatoes with orange-coriander butter

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 6 sweet potatoes
  • Orange-coriander butter

  • 100g farm butter, at room temperature
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 60ml (¼ cup) chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 chilli, chopped (optional)
  • sea salt and freshly ground black
  • pepper, to taste

Instructions

1

For the orange-coriander butter, pound together all of the ingredients until well combined.

2

Scrub and prick the sweet potatoes. Bake in a preheated oven or wrap in foil and bake buried in the coals until soft enough to eat.

3

Slash the tops and squeeze the sides of the potatoes, add a big spoonful of the flavoured butter and serve.

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