Loaded Up Sweet Potato
I’ve hit a rut lately, in terms of recipes. With so much time to do extra cooking, I feel like I’m burning through all my creativity and have settled for simple meals recently instead of discovering unique new options. Today, I had had enough of the same old salads and sandwiches and decided to spice up my lunch. Taking inspiration from Last Ingredient and this video by Sjana Elise, I whipped up a LOADED sweet potato and it was tasty!
This recipe is easy and quick, and uses ingredients that you probably already have stocked up. It’s the perfect option for a quick lunch or a light, healthy dinner. It’s also vegan and gluten free as always. Hope it helps you guys get out of your recipe slumps!
Also, if you’re looking for more amazing recipes similar to this one, definitely check out the sites I mentioned above. Some of my favorite ideas came from the Last Ingredient website.
Ingredients:
1 medium sweet potato
3 green onions
2 Tbs hummus
1/4 cup of corn
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 handful grape tomatoes
1/2 small avocado
1 tsp lime juice
Pinch of salt
(Optional) 1/4 cup black beans or roasted chickpeas – recipe here
Instructions:
Step one: Cook the sweet potatoes. These can be done in the oven or microwave. I usually use the microwave if I haven’t cooked them in advance because it’s quicker. Pierce sweet potato with a knife and place in the microwave for five minutes and then check on it. When it’s done, the sweet potato will be squishy. I cooked mine for ten minutes in total.
Step two: Chop the veggies. (I cut the tomatoes in thirds).
Step three: Mash the avocado in a separate bowl then add lime juice and salt.
Step four: Once cooked, cut the sweet potato in half and mash slightly with a fork. Spread hummus over the two halves of the sweet potato then top with corn, beans, avocado, and other veggies!