Savory Sweet Potato Tacos

Savory Sweet Potato Tacos

Roasted, warmly spiced sweet potatoes and black beans served in corn tortillas with crisp lime slaw, avocado, and sour cream.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 220°C and place a rimmed baking sheet inside to heat.

    Cookware: baking sheet

  2. Step 2

    Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into even 2 cm cubes.

    Ingredients used: 700.0 gr Sweet Potato

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board

  3. Step 3

    In the mixing bowl, toss the sweet potatoes with the olive oil, cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, salt, and black pepper. Carefully spread them in one layer on the hot baking sheet.

    Ingredients used: 3.0 gr Chili Powder, 1.0 gr Ground Black Pepper, 4.0 gr Ground Cumin, 30.0 ml Olive Oil, 4.0 gr Salt, 2.0 gr Smoked Paprika

    Cookware: baking sheet, mixing bowl

  4. Step 4

    Roast the sweet potatoes for 25 minutes, turning them halfway through, until tender and browned at the edges.

    Timer: 25 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking sheet, spatula

  5. Step 5

    Combine the cabbage, red onion, cilantro, juice from one lime, and the remaining ⅜ tsp (2 gr) salt in the mixing bowl. Toss well and set aside.

    Ingredients used: 10.0 gr Cilantro, 1.0 piece Lime, 150.0 gr Red Cabbage, 80.0 gr Red Onion, 2.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, mixing bowl

  6. Step 6

    Place the black beans and water in the saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot; drain any water that remains.

    Timer: 5 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 240.0 gr Black Bean, 30.0 ml Water

    Cookware: saucepan, wooden spoon

  7. Step 7

    Warm the tortillas in batches in a dry skillet over medium heat, about 30 seconds per side, until flexible. Stack them to keep warm.

    Timer: 4 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 8.0 piece Corn Tortilla

    Cookware: skillet, spatula

  8. Step 8

    Halve, pit, and slice the avocados, then cut the remaining lime into wedges. Fill the warm tortillas with roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, slaw, avocado, and sour cream; serve with the lime wedges.

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Avocado, 1.0 piece Lime, 120.0 ml Sour Cream

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: low

Refrigerate leftover fillings and sour cream within 2 hours in separate covered containers. Use within 3 days and reheat the sweet potato and bean filling until steaming hot.

Risk factors

  • knife handling
  • hot oven equipment
  • perishable cooked beans and sour cream