These vegan buffalo chickpea-stuffed sweet potatoes are loaded with smoky and tangy flavors, topped with coconut yogurt, and finished with fresh coriander and balsamic glaze.
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Duration1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Servings4
Ingredients
4medium-size sweet potatoes
200gdried chickpeassoaked, cooked & rinsed
2tbspolive oil
1onionfinely diced
2tbsphot sauce
1tbsptomato paste
1tspsmoked paprika powder
½tspgarlic powder
150-200mlwaterfor adjusting sauce texture
60mlcoconut yoghurt + extra for serving
Salt and black pepperto taste
Fresh corianderfor garnish
Balsamic glazefor serving
Instructions
Prepare the chickpeas
Soak the dried chickpeas overnight or for at least 8 hours. Drain and rinse.
Cook the chickpeas by boiling them in water for about 1 hour or until they are tender but not mushy. Drain, rinse and set aside.
Prepare the sweet potatoes
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Wash and scrub the sweet potatoes. Pierce them with a fork a few times to allow steam to escape during baking.
Rub each sweet potato with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for about 45-60 minutes, or until they are tender when pierced with a fork.
Prepare the buffalo chickpeas
In a pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat and sauté the onion until translucent.
Add the cooked chickpeas to the pan and sauté for a few minutes until they start to crisp up.
In a bowl, mix together the hot sauce, tomato paste, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper, then pour the buffalo sauce over the chickpeas in the pan.
Cook the chickpeas in the buffalo sauce for an additional 5-7 minutes, stirring to coat evenly. Adjust the texture of the sauce with a little water, and then stir in the coconut yoghurt before removing from the heat.
Assemble and serve
Once the sweet potatoes are cooked, remove them from the oven.
Slice each sweet potato down the center and top each sweet potato with the buffalo chickpeas.
Add a dollop of coconut yoghurt on top for extra creaminess and garnish with fresh coriander. Drizzle with balsamic glaze before serving and enjoy.