Name: Sweet Potato and Butter Bean Dip
Ingredients: 1 small sweet potato; 400 g tin butter beans drained ((or chickpeas or mixed beans)); ½ – 1 lemon (juice and zest); 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 - 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp smoked paprika (optional); 1 tbsp chopped chives

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Sweet Potato and Butter Bean Dip

Try out our easy sweet potato and butter bean dip recipe, created by our Nutrition team at Penny Brohn UK.

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Course Side Dish

Ingredients

1 small sweet potato
400 g tin butter beans drained (or chickpeas or mixed beans)
½ – 1 lemon juice and zest
1 clove garlic, crushed (for a milder flavour, add the unpeeled garlic to the roasting pan for the last 15 minutes, peel before blending)
1 - 2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp smoked paprika optional
1 tbsp chopped chives

Instructions

Cook sweet potato in jacket until soft at 200°C, Gas 6 for about 30 minutes.
Blend all ingredients in a food processor/blender.
Dribble in olive oil until desired consistency.

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