- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1½ tsp ras el hanut
- A pot of yogurt
- A bag of shallots
- 1 cucumber
- 2 large handfuls of lamb's lettuce
- 2 oranges
- A handful of mint
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Oil for frying
- Sea salt
- Baking tray
- Deep frying pan or wok
- Kitchen paper
- Food processor or blender
- 1.
Preheat oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Scrub your sweet potatoes then gently pierce all over with a fork. Bake the sweet potatoes for 45 mins (or till cooked through) on a baking tray in the middle of your oven. Turn once or twice.
- 2.
Swirl 1½ tsp ras el hanut into the yogurt, saving a pinch for later. Pop it in the fridge for later. Peel and thinly slice your shallots.
- 3.
Heat 2cm frying oil in a deep frying pan or wok. Fry your shallots for 5 mins till crisp and golden. Remove with a slotted spoon. Place the shallots on a plate lined with kitchen paper. Season with a little salt.
- 4.
Halve your cucumber lengthwise. Thinly slice. Sprinkle with a little salt. Mix well, giving it a scrunch to release the cucumber’s juiciness.
- 5.
Mix the lamb's lettuce with the cucumber. Grate or pare the zest of your oranges. Add the zest to the cucumber and lamb's lettuce. Gently fold through.
- 6.
Cut a slice off the top and bottom of each orange. Carve the peel from the sides. Cut the peeled oranges into 1 cm thick slices.
- 7.
Pop two big slices of orange into a food processor or blender. Add a pinch of ras el hanut, 1 tbsp olive oil and 5 large mint leaves. Blitz till smooth. Scatter the remaining orange slices over your salad. Drizzle with the dressing. Top with the remaining mint leaves.
- 8.
Halve your roasted sweet potatoes. Use a fork to fluff up the centre of each jacket. Add a good dollop of cold yogurt to each jacket. Top with the crispy shallots. Serve with the salad.