Sweet jacket potatoes with smoked mackerel, horseradish and parsley
Sweet potatoes cook quickly in the microwave and can be counted as one of your seven-a-day. I often serve them for a quick lunch, straight from the microwave, with just some crumbled feta cheese and a dressed, mixed salad with sliced kiwi fruit and chopped dates.
INGREDIENTS
2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, washed and dried
Spray oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 3/4 oz (75 g) smoked mackerel filet, skinned
3 Tbsp (44 g) Greek-style natural yogurt
2 tsp (10 mL) lemon juice
2 tsp (10 mL)
horseradish sauce
1 tsp (o.5 g) freshly chopped parsley
EQUIPMENT
You will need a vegetable knife, microwaveable dinner plate, 1-qt (1-L) mixing bowl, fork, measuring spoons, chopping board and knife.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Score a cross in the top of each potato you wish to cook.
2. Stand the potatoes, spaced apart, on the dinner plate, spray them all over with a little spray oil, and season with salt and pepper.
3. In the oven, bake for 40-45 minutes at 350 °F (180 °C) until soft. If you use a
