Walnut Pesto in Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients list for Walnut Pesto in Sweet Potatoes

• 3 Sweet potatoes , well scrubbed and washed
• 1/2 cup Walnut kernels
• 2 cups Fresh basil leaves
• 5 tablespoons Olive oil
• to taste Salt
• 15-20 Sundried tomatoes , soaked
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper powder
• 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese powder

Method

1. Cut sweet potatoes into fingers and soak them in water.
2. Heat 3 tbsps olive oil in a non-stick wok, drain the sweet potato fingers and add. Add salt and toss. Cover and cook on medium heat.
3. Drain and roughly chop sundried tomatoes.
4. To make pesto sauce, put basil leaves in a mixer jar, add garlic cloves, walnuts, 2 tbsps olive oil, salt, black pepper powder and parmesan cheese powder, and grind to a fine paste.
5. When sweet potatoes are done, add pesto sauce, sprinkle a little water and mix well.
6. Add most of the sundried tomatoes and toss. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes.
7. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with remaining sundried tomatoes and serve hot.