Lunche for 4

Sweet Potato Chickpea Toasts

Name: Sweet Potato Chickpea Toasts
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 large sweet potatoes trimmed and thinly sliced lengthways into 12; rapeseed oil for brushing (optional); 2 tbsp rapeseed oil; 150 g celery; 3 cloves garlic finely grated; 2 tbsp mild curry powder; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 400 g can chopped tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 1/2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder; 2 x 400g cans chickpeas drained; 365 g frozen spinach; 1/3 x 30g pack of coriander chopped

$7.20for 460 minServes 4

Sweet potato slices roast until tender and hold curried chickpeas, tomatoes, celery, and spinach.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Sweet potatoes$1.29/lb typical	1.9 lb	$2.42Typical price
	Celery$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.76Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
	Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	14 oz	$1.13Typical price
	Tomato paste and sauce$0.10/oz typical	1 oz	$0.11Typical price
	Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.02Typical price
	Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	2 oz	$0.18Typical price
	Frozen vegetables$0.10/oz typical	13 oz	$1.29Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.12Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.20

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.80 per serving$7.20 for 4

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Ingredients

3 large sweet potatoes trimmed and thinly sliced lengthways into 12
rapeseed oil for brushing (optional)
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
150 g celery
3 cloves garlic finely grated
2 tbsp mild curry powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
400 g can chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 1/2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder
2 x 400g cans chickpeas drained
365 g frozen spinach
1/3 x 30g pack of coriander chopped

Steps

Heat the oven to 425 F and brush the sweet potato slices with oil.
Arrange the slices on a baking sheet and roast for 25 minutes, turning once.
Heat oil in a large skillet, then cook the celery for 5 minutes.
Add the garlic, curry powder, and cumin seeds, and cook for 1 minute.
Stir in the tomatoes, tomato purée, bouillon powder, chickpeas, and spinach, then simmer for 20 minutes.
Spoon the chickpea mixture over the roasted sweet potatoes and sprinkle with coriander.

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