Sweet And White Potatoes With Cilantro Cream Recipes

SWEET AND WHITE POTATOES WITH CILANTRO CREAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°. Grease rectangular baking dish, 11x7x1 1/2 inches.
• Peel baking potatoes and sweet potatoes; cut into 1/4-inch slices. Spread potatoes in baking dish. Drizzle with margarine, and sprinkle with salt; stir to coat.
• Cover and bake about 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Mix remaining ingredients. Spoon sour cream mixture over potatoes. Bake uncovered 5 minutes.

LIME CILANTRO SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Toss sweet potatoes with 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a shallow baking pan. Arrange potatoes in 1 layer and roast, stirring halfway through roasting, until tender, about 25 minutes total. Stir together cayenne, zest, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Whisk together lime juice and remaining tablespoon oil in a medium bowl, then add potatoes. Sprinkle with cayenne mixture and cilantro, stirring gently to combine.

VEGAN CILANTRO-LIME, SWEET POTATO, AND BLACK BEAN TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Cut sweet potatoes into 25 to 40 smaller "French fry"-shaped pieces.
• Place sweet potato pieces in a bowl. Coat with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Mix until sweet potatoes are evenly coated; transfer to a large baking sheet.
• Place pumpkin seeds into the same bowl. Add 1/4 tablespoon olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Spread pumpkin seeds onto a small baking sheet.
• Place sweet potatoes and pumpkin seeds in the preheated oven. Bake pumpkin seeds for 2 minutes; remove and let cool. Bake potatoes, flipping halfway through, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add black beans, cumin, chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, a small squeeze of lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine. Cook until heated through, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine vegan sour cream, remaining lime juice, 2 tablespoons cilantro, regular paprika, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and salt to taste. Whisk until sour cream flavor is mostly gone and lime-cilantro taste is dominant but not overpowering.
• Warm tortillas in pairs in the microwave, 15 to 20 seconds.
• Place 2 spoonfuls of beans onto each pair of warmed tortillas. Add 4 sweet potato pieces, a spoonful or two of sour cream mixture, some pumpkin seeds, and some cilantro.

MASHED WHITE/SWEET POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Place white and sweet potatoes in separate bowls.
• Add half each of the cream cheese and sour cream to the potatoes in each bowl; season with salt and pepper.
• Mash with potato masher or fork until creamy.
• Stir half of the parmesan into the bowl of white potato mix.
• Mix half of the cheddar cheese into the bowl of sweet potatoes.
• Alternately layer half each of the white potato mixture and sweet potato mixture in a 2 qt clear glass casserole dish.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheeses and continue baking 5 minutes or until cheeses are melted.