Sweet Potato Quesadilla Moosewood Food

MOOSEWOOD BLACK BEAN-SWEET POTATO BURRITOS RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. cook sweet potato how ever you usually cook them While the sweet potatoes are cooking, warm the oil in a medium skillet or saucepan and add the onions, garlic, and chiles. Cover and cook on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are tender, about 7 minutes. Add the cumin and coriander and cook for 2 to 3 minutes longer, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and set aside. combine the black beans, cilantro, lemon juice, salt, and cooked sweet potatoes and mix until combined and chunky Transfer the sweet potato mixture to a large mixing bowl and mix in the cooked onions and spices. Lightly oil a large baking dish. Spoon about 2/3 to 3/4 cup of the filling in the center of each tortilla, sprinkle some cheese on top, roll it up, and place it, seam side down, in the baking dish. Sprinkle more cheese on top of the burritos. Cover tightly with foil and bake for about 30 minutes, until piping hot. Serve topped with slices of avocado and salsa.

BLACK BEAN AND SWEET POTATO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl. Mash sweet potatoes and mix in cilantro, chili powder, and salt.
• Place corn in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high until warmed, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Spread 1/4 cup sweet potato mixture onto 1 tortilla; cover with 1/4 cup black beans and 1 tablespoon corn. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese atop corn; cover with a tortilla. Repeat with remaining tortillas and fillings.
• Spray a frying pan with cooking spray and place over medium heat; cook 1 quesadilla in the hot pan until cheese is melted and beans are heated through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining quesadillas; slice into quarters.

SWEET POTATO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In large non-stick skillet, heat vegetable oil.
• Sauté onions and garlic until the onions are transparent.
• Add in the sweet potatoes, oregano, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne.
• Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
• When the sweet potatoes are tender, remove the filling from the heat and add salt and pepper; stirring to mix.
• Evenly spread the sweet potato mixture onto the tortillas; sprinkle 2 tablespoons of cheese onto each tortilla.
• Fold tortilla in half over filling.
• Either clean out the skillet you just used or get another large non-stick skillet and add a little oil; heat on medium high heat.
• Place the quesadillas in a heated nonstick skillet and cook on each side for 2-3 minutes, until cheese is melted and the filling is hot.
• Add more oil to skillet as needed and cook in batches.
• Serve with salsa and sour cream.

SWEET POTATO QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft.
• Add spices and saute 1 minute.
• Add grated sweet potatoes and cook over medium heat covered, approximately 10 minutes, stirring often to avoid burning (You may need to add a little oil).
• When sweet potatoes are soft, remove from heat.
• Stir in cilantro.
• Heat olive oil in skillet.
• Place sweet potatoes on half of tortilla, sprinkle with cheese, and fold in half.
• Fry each quesadilla for about one minute per side.
• Serve with sour cream if desired.

MOOSEWOOD GOLDEN SPLIT PEA AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium high heat. Add onion and jalapeno and saute until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in ginger and next 4 ingredients and cook 1 minute.
• Mix in 7 cups water, sweet potatoes and split peas.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer about 1.5 hours until potatoes and peas are very tender.
• Whisk soup vigorously for a smoother texture and thin with additional water if needed.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Top each serving with a tablespoon of yogurt, a lime slice and some cilantro to serve.

CARIBBEAN SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a 9-x-13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Combine the first 8 ingredients (garlic through coconut milk) in a medium bowl. Pour one third of this mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Layer half of the sweet potatoes in the bottom, then top with half of the rice, half of the black beans, and half of the spinach. Pour on another third of the coconut mixture (smoothing a bit to distribute evenly), and repeat the layers of sweet potato,rice, beans, and spinach. Pour the remaining coconut mixture over all and smooth to distribute evenly.
• In a small bowl, combine the cornmeal, vegetable oil, thyme, cumin and salt. Sprinkle over prepared gratin.
• Bake, uncovered, for about 60 minutes, rotating pan in oven after 30 minutes to ensure even baking. When finished, the gratin topping should be crisp and slightly golden brown and the potatoes will be tender. Let stand 2 or 3 minutes before serving to allow potatoes to absorb any remaining liquid.

SWEET POTATO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Boil sweet potato in water until potato is soft enough for a knife to pass through easily.
• When cooled, peel the skin.
• Add butter and brown sugar and mash together.
• Take 2 flour tortillas; on one side spread mashed sweet potato about 1/4-inch thick.
• On top of sweet potato, sprinkle 1 tablespoon black beans and 1 tablespoon corn.
• On the other tortilla, sprinkle shredded cheese to cover the entire tortilla.
• Put both tortillas on a skillet over medium heat.
• Once cheese melts, flip that side on top of the other tortilla.
• Cut into quarters and serve.

SWEET POTATO & CHORIZO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pierce the potatoes a few times each and put on a baking tray. Cook for 50 mins until really soft. Leave to cool slightly.
• Scoop the sweet potato flesh out of the skins into a bowl. Mash with the coriander, season and gently fold through the feta. This can be done earlier in the day - cover and keep in the fridge. Heat a large griddle pan.
• Spread the sweet potato mixture over half of each tortilla, top with chorizo slices and fold the other side over. Cook on the hot griddle pan for 3 mins each side until golden. Cut each tortilla in half and serve.