Thursday, 18 May 2006

Brigitte Bardot's Orange Sweet Potatoes

Brigitte Bardot's sweet potatoes have a fruity secret

Serves 6
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Ingredients
6 sweet potatoes, baked
5tbsp orange juice
½tsp orange rind, grated
½tsp lemon rind, grated
1tsp fresh ginger root, grated
Pinch of ground nutmeg
2½tbsp maple syrup
Salt, to taste
Lightly toasted chopped pecans, to garnish
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Method
1 Preheat the oven to 180°C/350ºF/Gas 4. Peel the sweet potatoes and put them into a food processor along with the remaining ingredients. Process until smooth.
2 Bake the purée in a casserole dish until heated through (about 15 mins). Garnish with the pecans and serve hot.
For a more dramatic presentation, spoon the hot purée into halved, hollowed-out orange shells and garnish with the pecans.

Recipe from The PETA Celebrity Cookbook (£15.99, Lantern Books). To buy, contact Deep Books on 020-8693 0234.