What You'll Need

Sweet Potatoes - One medium to large sweet potato per person is perfect for lunch. Look for sweet potatoes that feel heavy for their size and have no bruises, soft spots, or signs of sprouting. Handle them gently because they bruise very easily.

Goat's Cheese - I prefer a soft creamy, crumbly goat's cheese for this recipe. A milder goat's cheese is best for younger kids, otherwise, go with what you like.

Chickpeas - One can of chickpeas will suffice for this recipe. Give them a dry with kitchen paper once drained and remove any loose shells.

Spices - If you have za'atar feel free to use that. I used a mixture of dried oregano, ground cumin, sesame seeds and lemon zest to make a similar spice blend to za'atar.

For the dressing - You will need, plain natural yoghurt, fresh thyme leaves, garlic and lemon zest.

Ingredients for making Baked Sweet Potatoes

How To Make Mediterranean Sweet Potatoes

Clean and dry the sweet potatoes then place them on a baking tray, pierce the skin a couple of times then rub each potato in olive oil. Bake in a preheated oven until the potatoes are cooked through.

Mix together the cumin, sesame seeds, and lemon zest in a small bowl.

Rinse and dry the chickpeas then pour them onto a baking tray, add the spice mix and give the chickpeas a good rub, making sure they are all covered in the spice mix. Pour over the olive oil, give the tray a shake then bake in the oven until the chickpeas are crispy.

To make the dressing just add all the dressing ingredients to a bowl and mix well. Once the potatoes are cooked cut them open then fill them with the crispy chickpeas, crumble over the cheese then top with the spring onions (scallions) and serve with a dollop of the yoghurt dressing.

Step by step process fopr making Baked Sweet Potatoes

Why This Recipe Works

Baked sweet potato with creamy goat's cheese is the perfect flavour combination!

This is a very easy and budget-friendly recipe! Need more easy store cupboard meals? Check out my round-up of 7 Easy Vegetarian Store Cupboard Meals.

Those crispy roasted chickpeas are full of the flavours of the Mediterranean. They also add a lovely crunchy texture to the fluffy sweet potatoes.

This recipe works for lunch or dinner! Just add a side salad to make it more substantial.

Sweet potatoes with goat's cheese and chickpeas ad wedges of lemon.

Tips For Making The Best Baked Sweet Potatoes

Make sure your oven is preheated. If your oven isn't preheated the potatoes will take longer to bake.

Wash and dry the sweet potatoes before you bake them, the last thing you want is a gritty sweet potato!

Pierce the skin on each potato a couple of times, you can use a fork if you want, I use the tip of a sharp knife.

Rinse and dry the chickpeas really well, I put them between two sheets of kitchen paper to really get them dry. Remove any loose shells before you cover them in the spice mix.

If you have leftover chickpeas, save them, they make a great snack or add them to salads.

We prefer a soft creamy goat's cheese with these but you can use a firmer goats cheese if you prefer, I would then pop the sweet potatoes back in the oven to melt the cheese.

How To Serve Mediterranean Sweet Potatoes

These sweet potatoes are perfect on their own with a small green salad for lunch. But if you want to make this more of a meal or serve it for dinner you could add a nice quinoa and lentil salad. You could also serve these baked sweet potatoes as a side dish, they work really well with this mushroom tart. However you serve it, I do recommend serving the yoghurt dressing with the sweet potatoes.

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Have you made this Mediterranean Sweet Potatoes Recipe? Rate it and leave me a comment below to let me know what you think!

*This recipe was first published on Mar 21, 2017. It has now been updated with new photos, expert tips and nutritional information.

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