Sweetpotatoes, kale, black beans & jalapeno cheddar make a mighty high quality tostada ~ via Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD
Disclosure: The California Sweetpotato Council compensated The Recipe ReDux (co-owned via ReganMillerJones, Inc. and Teaspoon Communications), to sponsor this recipe contest. We aren’t eligible to win prizes related to the competition. I additionally gained a field of California sweetpotatoes to make use of for recipe trying out. My ideas and reviews are my very own.
No, that’s no longer a typo within the recipe name.
There’s a brand new spud on the town by means of the West coast and it’s the California sweetpotato – as in sweetpotato being one phrase no longer two (even though my spell test begs to vary.)
The California Sweetpotato Council is sponsoring this Recipe ReDux recipe problem and is spreading the phrase about those beauties, that are other from different candy potatoes available in the market. Some details about California sweetpotatoes:
- Sweetpotatoes are grown in small amounts in cushy sand and are hand looked after.
- Sweetpotatoes supply 4 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein and are a just right supply of Nutrition C.
- You get all of the Nutrition A you want for the day in a single medium sized sweetpotato – for best 105 energy.
- Sweetpotatoes are candy and wet in comparison to yams that are extra dry and starchy.
And as you’ll be able to see above, all aren’t essentially orange. The 3 hottest sorts come with:
Covington (Orange) – Rose coloured pores and skin and tremendous orange flesh. Nice for roasting and mashing.
O’Henry (Tan) – Light copper pores and skin and candy, white flesh (it nearly looks as if a typical potato!) Nice for soups and stews.
Diane (Pink) – Pink pores and skin and deep orange flesh. Nice for making sweetpotato fries.
I finished up the usage of a mixture of the O’Henrys and Dianes for those tostadas. Talking of tostadas – a phrase about tortillas basically. A couple of weeks again, I had an epiphany after I made Lindsay @ Lean Inexperienced Bean’s recipe for complete wheat tortillas. So easy, really easy and so scrumptious – I can no longer be going again to the packaged ones anytime quickly.
Extra just lately, fellow ReDux member, Robin @ Robins Chew, shared that she took inspiration from the similar recipe and made home made corn tortillas from masa.
Now, I didn’t pull it in combination in time to make my very own corn tortillas for this recipe put up. However I plan to lead them to quickly so I will make those yummy tostadas incessantly q4 and wintry weather when sweetpotatoes and kale are plentiful.
- 2 huge California sweetpotatoes, reduce into 1-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, tired and rinsed
- 4 cups chopped kale
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 12 corn tortillas
- 8 oz. Cabot Jalapeno Gentle Cheddar, shredded
- Recent cilantro
- Lime wedges
- Preheat oven to 400 levels Fahrenheit.
- In a big bowl, combine in combination sweetpotatoes, olive oil, smoked paprika, black pepper and salt. Unfold sweetpotato combination in a big roasting pan lined with cooking spray. Roast for quarter-hour, stirring a couple of instances.
- In similar bowl, upload black beans, kale and onions, toss in combination. After sweetpotatoes were cooking for quarter-hour, upload beans/kale/onions to the roasting pan and blend in combination smartly. Roast for approximately 10 extra mins or till kale has wilted and sweetpotatoes are cooked thru. Stir a couple of instances all over this cooking time. Take away from oven however stay oven on.
- On a cookie sheet lined with spray, upload six tortillas and installed oven. Bake for five mins and take away from oven. Turn tortillas, sprinkle with a bit of little bit of cheese, most sensible with a couple of tablespoons of sweetpotato/kale combination, sprinkle with extra cheese and go back to oven. Bake for some other 3 mins or till cheese is melted and tortillas are crispy.
- Repeat with closing elements.
- Prior to serving, sprinkle each and every tostada with a couple of recent cilantro leaves and a squeeze of lime juice.
Ever heard of California sweetpotatoes? What are you favourite tactics to revel in this orange spud?
Take a look at how different ReDux contributors are the usage of California sweetpotatoes of their kitchens!
