• Sweet potato and snoek are the perfect pair! Topped with a rich and creamy hummus this sweet and savoury combination is heaven and quintessentially traditional South African. You’ll also like this never-fail technique for chargrilled sweet potatoes. Make this recipe for the perfect lunch or light dinner.

    Chargrilled sweet potato salad with hummus and smoked snoek

    Serves: 4 - 6
    Total Time: 30 mins

    Ingredients

    • 750g sweet potatoes
    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 180g hummus
    • 200g smoked snoek, deboned and flaked
    • 1 red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
    • 2 tbsp caperberries
    • 40g watercress

    Instructions

    1

    Scrub the sweet potatoes under cold running water, then slice them into 0,5cm rounds. In a saucepan placed over high heat, parboil the sweet potatoes in salted water for about 10 minutes. Drain and leave in the strainer to get rid of any excess water. Heat a griddle pan over high heat. Drizzle the sweet potato rounds with olive oil and chargrill until cooked through and black lines appear, about 2 minutes each side.

    2

    Arrange the sweet potato slices on a serving plate/platter. Add the hummus, smoked snoek, red onion slices and caperberries, then top with watercress. Serve immediately.

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    Recipe and styling by Nomvuselelo Mncube

    Photograph by Dylan Swart

    Imka Webb
    Author

    Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine.  www.imkawebb.com