Recipe- Healthy Snack Chilli Lime Sweet Potato Wedges

These chilli lime sweet potato wedges are the best way to stay on track when you want to snack healthy! Crispy edges, soft creamy inside and a definite tasty kick from the chilli lime seasoning, these wedges will guaranteed disappear in minutes. Use this recipe for potato wedges as a base, and add any seasoning you like.Snacking is top of my list when it comes to eating. And I believe snacking shouldn’t be boring. Which is why these addictive chilli lime sweet potato wedges fit right in. They are crispy, oven baked to perfection and have a fantastic balance of sweet, spicy and tart.

The only drawback is how fast they finish and how often you’ll have to make them! But this recipe beats a pack of chips hands down.

The first step to making these is to cut your sweet potato into wedges. I like to keep the skin on because it has so much fiber that it’ll be a shame to throw it away. And because it crisps up in the oven and the seasoning really clings to it. If you are not a fan, feel free to peel it before you cut your sweet potato.

Sweet Potato is fairly easy to cut and I recommend using medium sized sweet potatoes for this recipe. I like to use a large knife because it gives me the length and breadth to cut through quickly. Here are step by step pictures to show you how to cut the sweet potato into wedges. I start by snipping off both ends and cutting the sweet potato in half lengthwise. Each half is then cut into two parts till you have four thick wedges. Now cut along the pointy end of each large wedge, which will give you eight long wedges. I like to cut these in half till I have sixteen wedges that are easy to pick and eat.

Health Benefits of Sweet Potato

- They're a good source of vitamins C and A
- Sweet Potatoes are antioxidant powerhouses
- They’re anti-inflammatory
- They don't cause blood sugar spikes
- Sweet potatoes help regulate blood pressure
- They may help support weight loss

Ingredients

2 Sweet Potatoes medium sized
2 tablespoons Potato Starch
1 tablespoon Smoked Paprika
1 Lime Zest
1 Lime Juice
1 teaspoon Salt + extra for sprinkling later
4 tablespoons Olive Oil

Method

* Pre-heat the oven to 220 C/430 F. Place a baking rack on a baking sheet and set aside.

* Snip off the ends of each sweet potato (leaving the skin on), and then cut them into half lengthwise.

* Cut each half into two more parts lengthwise, and then further into two more till you have eight long wedges.

* Cut each long wedge in the middle to make 16 wedges from each sweet potato. (Scroll up to see step by step pictures to cut sweet potato into wedges).

* Toss the sweet potatoes well in potato starch till the wedges are coated evenly.

* Then sprinkle paprika, lime zest, lime juice, salt and olive oil over the wedges and use your hands to toss the wedges in the seasoning.

* Arrange them on the baking rack and bake for 35 minutes.
* Turn on the broiler (or the top element of the oven) for the last five minutes to get them extra crispy.

* Sprinkle them with some flaky sea salt and serve immediately.