Sweet Potato Black Bean Tostadas
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 large sweet potato, about 12 oz, diced
  • 3 tsp olive oil, divided
  • ¼ tsp each: red pepper flake, and chili powder
  • 1 cup cooked black beans (from a can)
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ¼ tsp each: salt, pepper, and cumin
  • 1 TBS lime juice
  • 6 tostada shells
  • 6 TBS salsa
  • 6 TBS crumbled queso fresco
  • 3 TBS minced cilantro
Instructions
  1. Add sweet potato and 2 tsp olive oil to a skillet. Cook stirring occasionally until the sweet potato starts to caramelize and gets tender. Stir in red pepper flake and chili powder. Coarsely mash the sweet potato with a fork or the back of a spoon.
  2. Meanwhile combine the black beans, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, lime juice, and remaining olive oil, stirring to coat.
  3. Top each tostada shell with sweet potato mixture, salsa, black bean mixture, queso fresco and minced cilantro. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Alison's Allspice at https://www.alisonsallspice.com/sweet-potato-black-bean-tostadas/