Roast Cornish Hens And Sweet Potatoes (Nigella Lawson) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Cornish hens
2 tablespoons garlic oil or 2 tablespoons canola oil
1 sweet potato (1 lb.)
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
watercress (1-2 bunches)
kosher salt
lime juice (a good squirt)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 425\u00b0; place the birds in a small baking pan or foil pan; pouring over 1 tablespoon of oil.
Cut the unpeeled sweet potato into 2 1/2 inch cubes and put them into another smallish pan or foil pan.
Pour over the other tablespoon of oil and sprinkle over the spices, then toss everything together by shaking the pan.
Cook both the hens and sweet potatoes in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
Put each Cornish hen on a plate, with a tangle of water cress and the sweet potatoes alonside.
Sprinkle with kosher salt to taste and spritz with lime juice.