Sweet potato galette with tahini butter
American
- To make the galette, preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6, and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Slice the sweet potatoes into rounds and spread on the baking tray.
- Drizzle well with 2 tbsp olive oil and season well with the salt and pepper.
- Place the garlic on a piece of aluminium foil, drizzle with 2 tsp olive oil and cover completely with the foil.
- Place both the sweet potato and garlic in the oven and roast for 20-30 minutes or until tender.
- Remove the sweet potato and garlic from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Into a medium-sized bowl, squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skins.
- Add the oil from the foil to the garlic.
- Use a blender or mash the cloves with a fork until it reaches a smooth consistency. Grate the Parmesan and stir it in. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6.
- Lightly flour a clean work surface and roll out the defrosted puff pastry to a 2½mm thickness. Cut off the edges of the pastry to form a rough circle and place on a lined baking tray.
- Prick holes into the pastry using a fork and evenly spread the roasted garlic paste on the base of the pastry, leaving a 5cm border.
- Arrange the sweet potatoes over the garlic paste and crimp the pastry border over the edges to form a circle.
- Whisk the egg and brush the edges of the pastry with it and sprinkle 1 tbsp of sesame seeds over.
- Place the galette in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.
- To make the tahini butter, in a small bowl, whisk together the butter, lime, tahini, soya sauce and sesame oil. Adjust the seasoning.
- Serve the galette with a sprinkling of the remaining sesame seeds and the tahini butter.
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