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Spiced sweet potato egg

Ingredients

  • 1 (225g/8oz) sweet potato, scrubbed
  • 2.5ml/1/2 tsp harissa or chilli paste
  • 1 spring onion, sliced
  • 1 large British Lion egg
  • 25g/1oz low fat cheddar cheese, grated

Preparation time: 5 mins.

Cooking time: 1 mins.

Serves: 1.

Tags: family low-calorie entertaining vegetarian

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Method

    1. Preheat the oven to 200C/Fan 180C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Prick the potato skin all over with a fork and rub salt into the skin. Bake for 40-50 mins or until tender.
    2. Wrap the base of the potato in foil. Cut a cross in the potato and mix the harissa and spring onion into the potato flesh. Make a hollow in the middle of the potato and carefully crack in the egg. Scatter over the cheese and return to the oven for a further 8-10mins or until the egg is baked to your liking. Serve with salad.