Sweet potato is one of the starchy vegetables, as well as cassava, potato and corn. This means that when putting together a dish, you should consider it a replacement for pasta, rice, and polenta. Its slightly sweet flavor is perfect for use in both sweet and savory recipes, even for sweet and sour results, as in the case of barbecued pork. In this opportunity, we want to show you how to use this delicious vegetable in the dough of a savory cake, which will be much healthier than industrialized dough’s, as well as easy and fast.
In this article we teach you how to make salty sweet potato pie. Do not miss it!
Ingredients to make Salty Sweet Potato Tart:
- 100 grams of sweet potato
- 1 cup of whole meal flour (150 grams)
- ¼ cup of water (60 milliliters)
For the filling:
- 1 small onion
- 100 grams of spinach
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons of spreadable cheese
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons grated cheese
- 6 cherry tomatoes
How to make Savory Sweet Potato Pie:
To get started with the Savory Sweet Potato Pie recipe, first clean the sweet potato with a dedicated food brush, then prick it with a fork or knife to microwave for 3 minutes. Then turn it over and cook it for another 3 minutes. Also, being careful not to burn yourself, peel it and mash it to make a puree.
Tip: you can use both sweet potato and sweet potato or American sweet potato, which is more orange and sweet. You can also use other vegetables, such as carrot, pumpkin, potato, etc.
While it cools, peel and chop the onion. Next, she sautés it in a skillet over high heat with 1 teaspoon of oil. When it starts to brown, lower the heat to medium and add 1 tablespoon of hot water. Repeat every time it starts to stick because the water evaporates, so they are caramelized with their own sugar. Keep it off the heat to cool down.
Mix the cold mashed sweet potato with the flour and add the water little by little. Without kneading too much, form the dough of your salty tart. Reserve it so that it rests and is easy to stretch.
Wash and chop the spinach. Then, mix it raw with the onion that you had previously sautéed and the seasonings.
In another bowl, mix the egg with the spreadable cheese and add it to the spinach and onion filling. You can also add about 25 cc of milk to make it more unctuous.
Now it’s time to assemble your salty sweet potato pie. To do this, stretch the dough and cover the mold with it, previously greased. Then coat the base with breadcrumbs, oatmeal or polenta to make it crispy and add the spinach filling. Decorate with grated cheese and cherry tomatoes.
Tip: if you prefer, you can also add minced meat and make a delicious sweet potato cake with minced meat.
Cook your cake in the hot oven for about 30-40 minutes until the cheese is gratin and the dough is golden. When it’s ready, you can taste it. Tell us your opinion in the comments and share with us a photograph of the final result.
