Roasted sesame sweet potatoes & asparagus

• sweet potato↗750g g

  peeled and cut into 2cm pieces

• garlic cloves↗3

  sliced

• thumb-sized piece ginger

  peeled and sliced into matchsticks

• sesame oil↗½ tsp tsp
• Thai fish sauce↗1 tsp tsp
• reduced-salt soy sauce↗1 ½ tbsp tbsp
• bunch asparagus↗1

  ends trimmed, cut in half

• sesame seeds↗1 tsp tsp

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the potatoes in a large roasting tin and toss with the garlic, ginger, sesame oil, fish sauce and 1 tbsp soy sauce. Roast for 20 mins or until golden brown and tender.

2. 2

   Add the asparagus, 3 tbsp water and the remaining soy, and roast for 10 mins more. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds, then serve.