These quesadillas, are simple to make and very satisfying , packed full of protein, fibre and pack a punch of flavour
Ingredients
• 1 large, sweet potato peeled and quartered
• 1 cup of cooked rice, brown or white you choose cooked
• 1 can of re-fried beans
• 1 cup of salsa see below
• 1 handful of fresh spinach
• 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 jar of jalapeño pepper, you wont need the whole jar just a few and chopped
• 6-8 tortillas
Salsa
Ingredients
• 4-6 medium tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped
• ½ red onion, very finely chopped
• 1 small garlic clove, chopped
• small splash of white wine vinegar
• ½ lime, juiced
• ½ bunch of coriander, roughly chopped
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 190 C. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment/greaseproof paper.
2. Peel and quarter the sweet potatoes.
3. Bake your sweet potatoes in the oven for 45 minutes to one hour, until soft.
4. Remove sweet potatoes from oven and toss into a mixing bowl. Mash sweet potatoes with your salsa, rice and fresh spinach.
5. Place sweet potato mash in a saucepan and mix in black beans and refried beans, heating mixture thoroughly over medium heat. Add onion powder, chili powder and cumin to taste and stir.
6. Place a tortilla in a frying pan on medium heat, and smather the side facing up with sweet potato and bean mixture. Add jalapeños if desired.
7. Place another whole wheat tortilla on top. Press down on top tortilla with spatula with pan on medium heat for about 1 to 2 minutes. Flip with spatula and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes.
8. And voila! Your sorted, Cut into desired number of sections. Serve topped with salsa and some guacamole
