Sweet Potato Tacos Made Lighter and Brighter with Cabbage Cups

Name: Sweet Potato Tacos Made Lighter and Brighter with Cabbage Cups
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 6 tacos
Ingredients: 2 Medium-sized cooked sweet potatoes, mashed (any potato works); 1 1/2 Cups Cooked black beans (15ounce can, partially drained); 1/2 Tsp Ground cumin; 1/2 Tsp Chili powder; 6 Purple cabbage cups (OR romaine leaves); Roma tomato, diced; 1 Avocado, diced; 1-2 Limes, sliced into wedges

By Katie Mae
For the first two years I was eating a plant-based diet, I had sweet potato tacos probably 5-6 times per week. Sometimes for dinner, sometimes for lunch. Actually, when I was first making sweet potato tacos, I put them in organic corn tortillas just as you would expect tacos to be served. It was just recently that I got the idea to use cabbage cups as the taco shell. I was a little hesitant about the cabbage texture because it's completely different than that of a soft or hard shell tortilla. They were so delicious that I joyfully ate four cabbage cup tacos! YUM YUM YUM!

Serves: Makes 6 tacos

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 5 min

Sweet Potato Tacos Made Lighter and Brighter with Cabbage Cups

Ingredients

2 Medium-sized cooked sweet potatoes, mashed (any potato works)

1 1/2 Cups Cooked black beans (15ounce can, partially drained)

1/2 Tsp Ground cumin

1/2 Tsp Chili powder

6 Purple cabbage cups (OR romaine leaves)

Roma tomato, diced

1 Avocado, diced

1-2 Limes, sliced into wedges

Directions

1 Set freshly cooked and mashed sweet potatoes aside. If the sweet potatoes were cooked previously and are cool, then warm them up on the stovetop or in the microwave.

2 In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, add the black beans, cumin, chili powder, and salt-free seasoning. Heat the beans for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3 To assemble the tacos: First spread a layer of sweet potatoes, about 1/4 cup across the center of a lettuce cup or romaine leaf. Add about 1/4 cup of the black beans over the sweet potatoes. Top with diced tomatoes, avocado, and a squeeze of lime juice. Enjoy!

CHEF’S NOTES If you want the cabbage cups to be a little bit softer and warmer, layer the sweet potato into the cabbage cups and then microwave them for just 30 seconds. Then continue filling the cups with the other toppings.

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