Easy Baked Yam with Cashew Cream
This Baked Yam with Cashew Cream is topped with cumin beans, a creamy lime cashew sauce, crisp veggies, and lots of avocado.
Servings: 2
Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Large pot
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Blender
- Heavy bottom frying pan
- Colander
Ingredients
Beans
- 1-14 oz kidney beans, drained and rinsed 398 ml can
- 2 teaspoons avocado or olive oil
- 2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
Yams
- 2 medium yams 220 grams/ 8 oz each
- 2 teaspoons avocado or olive oil
- Sea salt
Cashew Sauce
- ½ cup cashews soaked 4 hours to overnight
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- Zest of ½ lime
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ - 1 teaspoons Mexican hot sauce we like Cholula
- 1 clove garlic
- Water as needed
Pickled Onions
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
Instructions
Pickled Onions
- In a pot heat the cider vinegar, water, sugar, and salt until it comes to a boil. Pour this mixture over the sliced onions and let them sit in the fridge for at least a few hours. See the note below.
Baked Yam
- Heat the oven to 205°C (400°F). Slice the yams in half. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss the yams with the oil and place them cut side down on the baking tray. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Bake for 30 minutes (or until fork tender) flipping them after 20 minutes.
- While the yams are cooking make the cashew sauce. Add the soaked and drained cashews, oil, salt, zest, juice, hot sauce, and garlic to a highspeed blender. Puree until the mixture is fairly smooth. Slowly add water, a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture is creamy and a pourable consistency achieved. Set this mixture aside.
- To make the beans, take a large, heavy frying pan. Add the oil and place over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and stir often until they are fragrant and toasted about 30 seconds. Add the drained beans and toss until they are warmed through.
- To assemble, take the halved yams, top them with the beans, cashew sauce, pickled onions, and any other veggies you have (see below). Serve immediately.
Notes
To serve, try chopped tomato, shredded red cabbage, sliced avocado, cilantro, sliced Radishes, hot sauce, limes, sliced jalapeno, chopped green onions