Is this what they mean by ugly delicious? Is this what they mean by ugly delicious?

Recently, Centr member Mia laid down a challenge to our kitchen wizards via our community. Could we make her beloved French Canadian addiction, poutine – a dish of fries, gravy and cheese curds that Mia describes as "probably the worst in the world in terms of healthy living" – healthy?

Consider this Friday Reveal Dan Churchill's way of saying "Challenge accepted!"

Can Dan create a poutine that won't "terrible-ize" your insides? Of course he can!Can Dan beautify as well as healthify his poutine? Well, Mia never said anything about making it look good, so pffft.Discover how Dan did it and check out the recipe below.

Dan Churchill’s Healthy Poutine

Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Serves: 6 - 8

Ingredients

• 2 large sweet potatoes (skin on, cut into quarters, then each quarter cut lengthways into strips)
• 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
• Salt & pepper
• 1 cup cashews (soaked in water overnight or minimum 4 hours)
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• ¼ tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp ground turmeric
• ½ cup coconut milk
• 1lb ground turkey
• ½ cup goat's cheese, crumbled

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4 and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
2. Toss the sweet potatoes with half the oil, then season with salt and pepper. Place sweet potatoes on the sheet and bake for 20 - 25 minutes until the flesh is soft, but still holding its shape.
3. Meanwhile, for the gravy - in a blender place cashews and soaking liquid, vegetable stock, cumin, turmeric and coconut milk then blitz until smooth.
4. Heat the rest of the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, then add ground turkey. Break it up with the spoon and cook for 5 - 10 minutes until golden and crispy.
5. Take the skillet off the heat and stir the gravy through the turkey.
6. To assemble, transfer the sweet potatoes to a serving dish then crumble over half the goats cheese. Pour over the turkey and gravy mix, and top with the rest of the goats cheese.