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Peanut-Crusted Sweet Potato Cakes with Mango Salsa

Name: Peanut-Crusted Sweet Potato Cakes with Mango Salsa
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups mashed cooked sweet potato; 1/2 cup crushed roasted peanuts; 1/2 cup rolled oats; 2 scallions; 1 tbsp fresh ginger; 1/2 tsp chili powder; 1 flax egg; 2 tbsp neutral oil; to taste salt; 1 ripe mango; 1/4 red onion; 1 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro; 1 pinch salt

Crisp peanut-crusted sweet potato cakes topped with a bright mango salsa - a sweet-savory fusion snack or light lunch.

Servings

4 servings

Prep

25 min

Cook

20 min

These little cakes take mashed sweet potato, press it into patties, and coat the outside in crushed peanuts for crunch before pan-frying until golden. A quick mango salsa on top brings acidity and brightness that plays perfectly against the sweetness of the potato.

Because they're made with gluten-free oats standing in for flour, and no wheat anywhere else in the recipe, these cakes are genuinely gluten-free, and the peanuts along with the modest frying oil keep the fat profile mostly heart-healthy unsaturated fat. The beta-carotene in the sweet potato and vitamin C in the mango and lime both support the immune-boost tag.

Sweet potato is naturally lower in calories than many starchy bases, so alongside the fresh salsa this makes a satisfying option if you're watching your weight without feeling like you're missing out. Serve two cakes per person as a light lunch, or smaller as a shareable snack, and keep any extras in the fridge to reheat in a skillet for a few minutes until crisp again.

Ingredients

For the Cakes

2 cups mashed cooked sweet potato — about 2 medium
1/2 cup crushed roasted peanuts
1/2 cup rolled oats — certified gluten-free if needed, ground into flour
2 scallions — finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh ginger — grated
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 flax egg — 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water, rested 5 minutes
2 tbsp neutral oil — for frying
to taste salt

For the Mango Salsa

1 ripe mango — diced
1/4 red onion — finely diced
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp fresh cilantro — chopped
1 pinch salt

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Where to find these ingredients

Most ingredients here are everyday market staples across West Africa. A handful of specialty items may be easiest to find at a local open-air market or an African grocery store if you're elsewhere.

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