SWEET POTATO CANNELLONI

SWEET POTATO CANNELLONI image

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 pound each)
3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
3/4 cup diced Fuji apple (skin on)
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 piece (2 ounces) Parmesan cheese, half grated and half shaved
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Vegetable-oil cooking spray
1 tablespoon walnut oil
1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts (about 1 ounce)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375. Wrap 1 sweet potato in parchment, and then in foil. Pierce several times with a fork. Bake until tender, about 1 hour. Let cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350. 2. Meanwhile, peel remaining sweet potatoes. Using a mandoline or a chef's knife, cut potatoes lengthwise into very thin slices until you have 30 slices. Trim each to a 2-by-4-inch rectangle. 3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add half the sweet potato slices, and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, place slices on a baking sheet to cool slightly. Repeat. 4. Remove peel from baked sweet potato, and puree flesh in a food processor until smooth. Add cottage cheese, and puree until smooth. 5. Transfer potato-cheese mixture to a large bowl. Stir in apple, chives, grated Parmesan, salt, and pepper. 6. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Place 1 heaping tablespoon filling in center of a sweet potato slice, and roll up. Place, seam side down, in dish. Repeat. (Cannelloni can be refrigerated, covered, overnight; bring to room temperature before baking.) Brush oil over cannelloni. 7. Bake until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with walnuts and shaved Parmesan.