Sweet potato oven chips with lemony mayo
A tangy dip sets off the chips' flavours perfectly.
SERVES
4
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
10
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
20
MINUTES
Ingredients
For the chips:
2 large, sweet potatoes
a dash sunflower or olive oil
a few pinches salt and pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika, optional
For the lemony mayonnaise:
the zest of 1 lemon
2 tbsp mayonnaise
a few pinches black pepper
Method
Ask an adult to heat the oven or an air fryer to 180ºC/gas mark 4
Wash the skin of the sweet potato and rub them with a little oil. Ask an adult to cut the sweet potato in half, then cut each half into long chips.
Toss the chip shapes in a dessertspoon of oil. Sprinkle the salt, pepper and smoked paprika onto them. Spread the chips onto a flat baking tray or in the base of your air fryer. Bake until they are nice and golden. They should be soft in the centre. You can test them by very carefully by taking a cooled chip and cutting it in two.
When your chips are cooking you can make your lemony mayonnaise. You will need to zest or finely grate the lemon first. You can use a grater and gently and slowly drag the lemon downwards on the side with the smallest holes. Make sure not to put your fingers too close to the grater.
Stir the lemon zest into the mayonnaise and add the pepper. When you are ready to eat your chips, you can dip them in the mayonnaise.
