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Blue Cheese and Mushroom Sliders with Sweet Potato & Caramelised Red Onion Relish

Course: Starter or snack Skill level: medium Serves: 4 Vegetarian

1 medium-sized sweet potato 30 g (1 oz) butter

1 clove garlic, chopped finely 8 medium-sized closed cup portabello mushrooms Pinch dried chilli

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

50 g (2 oz) blue cheese cut into 4 slices

4 tbs Tracklements Caramelised Red Onion Relish

4 small buns

Handful rocket leaves

½ roasted red pepper cut into 4

Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg. C., 350 deg. F., Gas Mark 4. Line a baking tray with foil.

Roast the sweet potato in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes then slice into 2 cm (¾ in) thick rounds.

3 Pre-heat your grill to medium heat.

4 Melt the butter in a small pan, add the garlic and remove from the heat. Remove stalks from the mushrooms and discard.

Place the mushrooms and 4 rounds of sweet potato on the baking tray, brush with the melted garlic butter, sprinkle with the chilli and season. Grill for 6 to 8 minutes or until the sweet potato is tinged golden brown round the edges and the mushrooms are cooked through.

Remove the sweet potato rounds from the tray and keep warm. Top 4 of the mushrooms with the cheese and grill for a further minute or until the cheese has melted slightly. Top each cheesy mushroom with a tablespoon of the relish. Place the other mushrooms with gills facing down on the relish and cheese.

Lightly toast the buns and top each with rocket, a piece of red pepper, the cheesy mushrooms and a sweet potato round. Place the bun lids on top to serve.