# Snack Today: Sweet Potato Dip

**By Paula Gallagher** · 2016-11-15

![sweet-potatoes](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0319/0960/9603/files/sweet-potatoes-300x225.jpg)Served with naan bread or raw veggies, this easy sweet potato dip makes a really great snack or a great item to bring to a potluck. The star of this recipe, the sweet potato, is a nutrition powerhouse. Just one medium cooked sweet potato contains 4 grams of fiber, 32 percent of our daily vitamin C, and an amazing 475 percent of our daily vitamin A! Vitamin A helps our bodies maintain healthy teeth, soft tissue, and skeletal tissue, and is important for healthy vision and healthy skin. Sweet potatoes are also a good source of vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, manganese and magnesium. So dig in!  **Sweet Potato Dip** • 1 large sweet potato • 1 tsp paprika • Juice and zest of 2 limes • Sea salt and pepper to taste • 1 cup English cucumber, diced Preheat oven to 400 F and bake the sweet potato on a baking sheet until you can easily pierce it with a knife. (May take up 90 minutes.) Let the sweet potato cool enough to handle, then slice open and scoop flesh into a food processor or blender. Add paprika, lime juice, and zest. Purée mixture until well blended. Put the dip in bowl and mix in cucumber. Enjoy! _Photo from [here](https://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/10894990276/in/photolist-hAKF2W-hScZh1-9bqeiS-8U5y4J-9TUizs-eo2Z6m-aS4YVx-bmKWRS-8Np3sW-aS4Xnt-4pK82q-bxjR8V-aYnVze-raUn7U-qgU35i-dX2SJ8-8k4ipk-7U2gg9-dyvfEw-8tJMdc-hdzv4R-8GY1hE-7KdmfP-4w7e57-7tedD9-raJXy1-23b95-5RZv5j-4CDWqg-dJUY8J-4WAz9z-8NuJKj-hquB9J-dn9oDz-7CuTHe-7gsYHW-oWBTCu-8SeXuZ-7x25Dq-4b7Z8T-bSq9G4-99Tbhj-dCTzTz-d7XoWj-547H8M-cwSWg7-mnUvb-4vWaKP-h3H5F-bTeMCt), with thanks._

**Tags:** Category_Healthy Recipes, sweet potato, vitamin a

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> Source: [Village Green Apothecary](https://myvillagegreen.com/blogs/post/snack-today-sweet-potato-dip)