Sweet Potato Galettes

Fantastic way to serve a sweet potato! Its flavour wasn’t hidden but complemented by tangy sour cream and goat cheese, hot chiles and garlic.

I prepared all of the topping ingredients, which included baked sweet potatoes which I made in the microwave, and used a half batch of this quick puff pastry. Once I rolled the pastry out to the required thickness, my rectangles were slightly larger than instructed. Even so, I couldn’t fit all of the topping ingredients on the pastry and ended up using only half.

Had I known how delicious and well-received these would be, I would have defrosted the rest of the pastry and made a second batch immediately.

Superb flavor, impressive look - an ideal party appetizer (except for the work!).

I prepared this dish using commercial puff pastry (which I rolled out to be thinner, as suggested in the recipe). The combination of sour cream, sweet potato, and goat cheese was wonderful! I didn't have the hot pepper, and in place I sprinkled some chili powder on the sweet potatoes. They were not at all spicy, though, and I think next time I would either use more chili powder or something stronger. I also didn't trust my pumpkin seeds (which are now chicken food), and so substituted pine nuts. The final step is brushing on oil that has sat with crushed garlic and contains parsley. For me, this was somewhat difficult - the parsley is difficult to distribute. Next time I would prepare the garlic oil, brush that on the pastries, and then sprinkle on the parsley. Definitely an impressive appetizer for new year's eve, and enjoyed by all.