Low Calorie and Vegetarian Recipes

Sweet potato butter

Use it like dairy butter. Best served at room temperature.

1 large sweet potato or yam (500g)
1 large yellow onion coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 to 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
1 tablespoon of tahini
1/4 tablespoon of salt
Fresh ground pepper

* Preheat the oven to 160 deg Celsius. Bake the sweet potato until soft, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool, scoop out the sweet potato and discard skin
* Cook onion in 1.5 tablespoons olive oil over meduim heat till soft and brown, 10 to 15 minutes
* Combine browned onion, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, the remaining olive oil and the tahini in food processor. Puree till smooth
* Add sweet potato, salt and pepper to taste and blend till smooth and creamy. Add more maple syrup if desired. Let stand for 1 hour before serving