These are nacho average nachos! Featuring golden, crispy sweet potato fries piled high with Mexican-inspired goodness, we guarantee this dish will be a hit at your next gathering (or any night of the week!).
You will need
Serves 2
For the fries:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 3 tablespoons neutral oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the beans:
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil
- 1/2 brown onion, finely diced
- 100g firm tofu, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 3/4 cup black beans (half a can), drained and rinsed
For the guacamole:
- 1 avocado, mashed
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
To serve:
- Vegan cheese, grated
- Half a tomato, diced
- 10 pitted kalamata olives, halved
- 1/4 cup jalapenos
- 3 tablespoons red onion, finely diced (optional)
- Vegan plain unsweetened yoghurt or vegan sour cream
- A few coriander leaves
- Sriracha hot sauce (optional)
Recipe: Heartful Table
Directions
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 220℃ and line two large baking trays with parchment paper.
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Step 2
Peel the potatoes and cut them into matchsticks. They should be no thicker than half a centimeter. Try and cut them into the same size so that they bake evenly.
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Step 3
Add them to a bowl and sprinkle with the corn starch. Toss the fries with your hands to coat them evenly.
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Step 4
Add in the oil, garlic powder, and salt, tossing again.
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Step 5
Spread them out evenly on the two baking trays (in a single layer), making sure that they don’t touch each other. You don’t want them to steam but bake. Place in the oven for 20 minutes.
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Step 6
While the potatoes are baking, prepare the beans. To a frying pan on medium-high heat, add the oil, and onions sauteing for a couple of minutes until the onions are a little browned.
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Step 7
Add in the crumbled tofu, tomato paste, garlic powder, smoked paprika, oregano, cumin, chilli flakes, and salt. Cook for 5 minutes, making sure that the tofu doesn’t stick to the pan.
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Step 8
Add in the beans and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and set aside.
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Step 9
After 20 minutes, remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and flip the fries so they can cook on both sides. Swap the baking tray positions. Move the top one to the bottom rack and vice versa. Bake for a further 15–20 minutes or until they’re nice and crispy and golden. Keep an eye on them though, they can turn from crispy to burnt very quickly.
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Step 10
For the guacamole, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
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Step 11
Once the sweet potatoes fries are finished, you’re ready to plate up. You can serve it as one big dish to share or two separate servings.
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Step 12
Distribute the fries on the bottom, topping with the beans mix, followed by vegan cheese, tomatoes, olives, jalapenos, red onion, dollops of yoghurt or sour cream, dollops of guacamole, coriander, and top with sriracha. Enjoy straight away!
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Recipe: Heartful Table
