Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas

Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas
Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas are the best vegetarian quesadillas you’ll ever taste. So easy to make and most importantly incredibly delicious and filling!
All in all these sweet potato black bean quesadillas are such a good time. Super flavoursome and really fun to play around with. Perfect for the vegetarians among us and easy to adapt to our vegan friends. A really hearty dish that’s gonna work great as a lunch or dinner and most importantly, a really delicious dish that I’m confident you’re going to fall in love with. Happy quesadillas cooking 

Ingredients
  • 2 Large Sweet Potatoes, peeled and sliced into chunks
  • 4 Large White Tortilla Wraps
  • 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Coriander
  • 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper (or to preference)
  • 1/2 can of Black Beans, rinsed
  • 2 Large handfuls of Cheddar
  • Juice from 1/2 a Lime
  • Salt & Black Pepper, to taste
  • Olive Oil (see note A)
  • Extras 'n' optionals:
  • Avocado
  • Jalapeno
  • Fresh Coriander
  • Extra Limes
  • Sour Cream
  • Salsa
  • Guac
Method
  1. Preheat oven to 220c (430f). 
  2. Place your spuds in a suitably sized oven dish and give them a good drizzle of Oil. Add in your Smoked Paprika, Cumin, Ground Coriander, Cayenne Pepper, Salt & Pepper and give them a mix to completely coat them. Pop in the oven for a good 30-40mins or until softened with a caramelized outing.
  3. When the dish has cooled down a little, grab a potato masher and roughly smash your Sweet Potatoes. Place to one side.
  4. Take a Tortilla and lightly brush one side of it with Oil. Place on a griddle pan (see note B) oiled side face down, making sure the hob is turned off. Spread on half of your Sweet Potato mash, top with half your Black Beans, 1 Handful of Cheese, a squeeze of Lime Juice and Seasoning if needed. Place a second Tortilla on top, press down to contain the filling and lightly brush the top with Oil.
  5. At this point turn the hob onto a medium heat and fry for around 6-8 mins on each side, or until griddle marks appear with a golden surrounding. If you tap on the Quesadillas it should sound slightly hollow and crunchy.
  6. Serve with any additional toppings and sides (suggestions in ingredients). Enjoy!