Sweet potato

• Comfort food

Baked potato with Bloody Mary butter, crisp bacon and dill pickles

Ditch the sour cream and chives. These bold, punchy toppings are a high-voltage upgrade to the humble jacket potato.

• 1-2 hrs
• Katrina Meynink

• Summer seafood

Adam Liaw’s kingfish ceviche bowls

Sweet potato is a mandatory ingredient in true Peruvian ceviche and, once you try it, you’ll always eat it this way.

• 1-2 hrs
• Adam Liaw

• Substantial salads

Mediterranean pasta salad with golden halloumi

Who doesn’t love pasta salad? Especially when it contains golden halloumi nuggets, olives and loads of fresh herbs.

• < 30 mins
• Sarah Pound

• Substantial salads

Sweet potato, quinoa and apple salad with a tahini-honey dressing

A colourful salad that truly delivers: nutrient-dense, high-fibre, and naturally energising. Enjoy it on its own or add protein for a hearty, delicious meal.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Sarah Pound

• Budget

Adam Liaw’s sweet potato wedges with sweet chilli and sour cream

The ’90s were a great time to be alive, and much of the credit for that goes to wedges with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream.

• 2 hrs +
• Adam Liaw

• Family meals

Jacket sweet potato with sumac lamb mince and yoghurt

Step aside, jacket potatoes. There’s a new tuber in town, and it’s ready for a flavour upgrade.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Jessica Brook

• Midweek dinner

Slash and roast: The trick to cooking this spicy, sticky chicken in 30 minutes

Harissa whole roast chicken and caramelised sweet potato is the midweek recipe you’ll make on repeat.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Jessica Brook

• Winter warmer

Rosheen Kaul’s bone broth hotpot

This is the ultimate communal dining experience: a simmering broth that grows more delicious and complex with every ingredient you add.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• One-tray wonder

Adam Liaw’s potato and root vegetable tray bake

Roast potatoes are always fantastic, but if the potatoes are joined by a few friends from the fridge the result is even healthier.

• 2 hrs +
• Adam Liaw

• Recipe collection
• Potato

Pure gold: 20 perfect roast potato recipes for your Christmas table

Everyone knows the best bit of your Christmas meal is the crisp golden roast potatoes winking at you from under the gravy. Here are some of the best.