Lime Cilantro Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans

I love sweet potatoes. They’re so delicious whether they’re fries or just baked with some cinnamon and butter on top – yummy! I saw this recip pop up and I knew it would make a perfect snack for me on my day home from work.

We always have black beans in the house, so I grabbed the sweet potatoes at the store and whipped this together. I had told Hubby about it and he asked that I save him some for dinner. Midway through the day I texted him to tell him there might not be any leftover!

Of course I was kidding, this definitely makes a decent amount of food. But it is great as a quick lunchtime meal or a side dish. I enjoyed it both warm and at room temperature. I used frozen cilantro since that’s what I had on hand, and threw in some chopped up scallions to give more texture.

Note: I received a can of black beans from Goya and Foodbuzz recently. I was glad to be able to put these beans to good use.

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Lime Cilantro Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans

Yield: 4

Ingredients:

3 tbsp olive oil
3 medium sweet potatoes
2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
juice of 2 limes
zest of 1 lime
1 tsp salt, divided
pinch or two cayenne
1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 450 and line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silpats.

Toss the diced sweet potatoes with oil and 1/2 tsp of salt and spread evenly on the prepared baking sheets.

Bake about 20 minutes (time will depend on the size of the sweet potato pieces), or until tender. Remove and let cool for about 5 minutes.

While the sweet potatoes are baking, whisk the lime zest, lime juice, remaining salt, and cayenne together in a large bowl. Add the black beans and sweet potatoes (after cooling slightly) and toss well. Sprinkle with cilantro, toss again, and serve.

Recipe from Cate's World Kitchen, originally from Epicurious


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7 Responses to “Pizza Dough”

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    Eliana — September 28, 2010 at 11:27 am

    Love a good, simple pizza with tons of bail on top. This looks glorious!

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    Fun and Fearless in Beantown — September 28, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    I really think the kneading part is so therapeutic, even if it isn’t the pounding that most of us used to do! Great post!

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    Boston Food Diary — September 28, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    This looks DELICIOUS! Fresh mozzarella and basil pizzas are my favorite 🙂

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    newlywed — September 28, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    Homemade pizza dough is the best! Before I tried it, I never would have guessed how easy it is.

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    kitchenmisfit — September 29, 2010 at 1:36 am

    I use this pizza crust recipe all the time! It makes the best crust!

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    Melissa — September 29, 2010 at 1:52 am

    I’ve been looking for a good pizza dough recipe…excited to try this one!

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    nutmegnanny — September 29, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    Yummy pizza dough! I’m such a slacker I always just buy the dough from the pizzeria. I need to get on the ball and make my own 🙂

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