Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas
 
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Eating certain foods can strike up fond memories and these quesadillas bring me back to Saint Augustine, Florida and the weekly farmers market. There are a lot of flavorful layers in these quesadillas, filled with black beans, sweet potatoes, tangy cheese and spicy jalapenos, they are sure to your excite your taste buds!
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Cuisine: Latin
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 sweet potato, boiled
  • 1 cup cooked black beans
  • ¼ cup salsa
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. coriander
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • ½ cup shredded cheese (I like using Grafton Village VT Maple Smoked Cheddar)
  • jalapenos to taste
  • 4 brown rice tortillas (use any kind of tortillas you like!)
  • sriracha sauce for topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Heat up a cast iron skillet over high heat.
  2. While pan is heating up roughly mash together the sweet potato, black beans, salsa, salt and spices.
  3. When the pan is searing hot, warm the tortillas on each side, about 30 seconds each side.
  4. Place 2 tortillas on a cookie sheet. Spread half of the black bean mixture on one tortilla and the other half on the other. Divide the cheese evenly on each quesadilla and top with jalapenos, if using. Place the second tortilla on top of each quesadilla and press down.
  5. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
  6. To serve, cut into triangles. I like serving my quesadillas with a side of fermented veggies: pictured is daikon radish and cabbage with ginger.
Recipe by The Yum Queen at https://yumqueen.com/sweet-potato-and-black-bean-quesadillas/