The Recipe

Vegetarian Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos with Avocado-Pepita Dip

COOK TIME : 30 minutesPREP TIME : 25 minutes
From Cookie and Kate
Vegetarian Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos with Avocado-Pepita Dip
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DESCRIPTION

Roasted sweet potatoes, spicy black beans and cilantro, avocado and pepita dip make these simple, homemade tacos taste gourmet. This recipe is vegetarian (for vegan tacos, skip the feta) and gluten-free (as long as your tortillas are gluten free). Recipe yields 8 to 10 good-sized tacos.



INGREDIENTS

  • 2 pounds sweet potatoes (3 to 4 medium sweet potatoes), peeled and sliced into 1-inch chunks
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 cans black black beans, rinsed and drained (or 4 cups cooked black beans)
  • 1 medium yellow or white onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar
  • Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 2 avocados, pitted and sliced
  • 1 cup cilantro, packed (mostly leaves, some small stems are ok)
  • ½ cup pepitas
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and roughly chopped (or ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes)
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1 small lime, juiced or 2 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 8 to 10 small corn tortillas
  • Crumbled feta
  • Toasted pepitas
  • Optional: finely sliced radishes, quick-pickled cabbage, chopped green onions, cilantro, hot sauce, etc.

DIRECTIONS

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NUTRITION

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Cholesterol00%
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Fat00%
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