Demi Singh's sweet potatoes with coconut black beans recipe

Name: Demi Singh's sweet potatoes with coconut black beans
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; ¼ tsp smoked paprika; ¼ tsp ground cumin; 4 medium sweet potatoes, washed and pat dry; 100g mozzarella-style vegan cheese-alternative (optional); lime wedges, to serve; fresh coriander, pickled red onions and hot sauce, to serve (optional); 1½ tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 medium green chilli, finely chopped; 1 red pepper, finely chopped; 1 sachet taco seasoning; 2 tins black beans in water; 120ml light coconut milk; 15g coriander, finely chopped; 425g tin pineapple chunks in fruit juice, drained, roughly chopped; 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, minced; ½ small white onion, finely chopped; ½ lime, juiced; 4 tbsp thick vegan yogurt-alternative; 1 lime, juiced, ¼ zested

Created by Demi Singh

Try Demi's delicious twist on a jacket potato, topped with coconutty black beans, a sweet 'n' spicy pineapple salsa and zesty yogurt. They're full of flavour and good for you too!

See method

Serves 4
Takes 1 hr
508 calories / serving

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Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
1 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Smoked Paprika 48G
¼ tsp smoked paprika
£1.00
£20.83/kg
Tesco Ground Cumin 43G
¼ tsp ground cumin
£1.00
£23.26/kg
Tesco Large Sweet Potatoes Loose Class 1
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4 medium sweet potatoes, washed and pat dry
£0.42
£1.19/kg
Creamfields Mozzarella 210G
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100g mozzarella-style vegan cheese-alternative (optional)
£0.55
£4.40/kg DR.WT
Tesco Limes Each
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lime wedges, to serve
£0.23
£0.23/each
Tesco Fresh Cut Coriander 30G
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fresh coriander, pickled red onions and hot sauce, to serve (optional)
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco Brown Onions Loose
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1 onion, finely chopped
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Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
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3 garlic cloves, crushed
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Tesco Red Chillies 60G
1 medium green chilli, finely chopped
£0.51
£8.50/kg
Tesco Red Peppers Each
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1 red pepper, finely chopped
£0.70
£0.70/each
Tesco Taco Seasoning 30G
1 sachet taco seasoning
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£33.33/kg
Dunns River Black Beans In Salted Water 400G
2 tins black beans in water
£0.90
£3.91/kg DR.WT
Tesco Light Coconut Milk 400Ml
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120ml light coconut milk
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Tesco Pineapple Chunks In Juice 425G
425g tin pineapple chunks in fruit juice, drained, roughly chopped
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Tesco Scotch Bonnet Chillies 50G
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1 Scotch bonnet pepper, minced
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Alpro Greek Style Mango Dairy Free Yoghurt Alternative 150g
4 tbsp thick vegan yogurt-alternative
£1.25
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Method

Preheat the oven to gas mark 7, 180C, fan 200C. In a bowl, mix together the olive oil, cumin, smoked paprika and 1/4 tsp salt. Pierce the sweet potatoes with a fork and lightly coat each with 1 tsp of the spice mixture. Wrap each potato individually in foil and place on a baking tray. Roast for 45 mins-1 hr until tender when pierced with a knife.
Meanwhile, prepare the black beans. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, then add the onion, garlic, green chilli and red pepper. Fry for 3-4 mins until softened then add the taco seasoning and fry for 1 min. Tip in the tinned black beans and coconut milk, plus ½ a tin of water, then stir. Bring to a boil, then simmer over a medium heat for 15 mins. Season to taste, then simmer over a low-medium heat for a further 20-30 mins until the mixture has thickened. Stir through the coriander, then remove from heat.
For the pineapple salsa, mix together the pineapple, Scotch bonnet, onion and lime juice in a bowl.
Mix together the ingredients for the lime yogurt in a bowl.
Once the potatoes are cooked, slice into them vertically. To each potato, add a sprinkle of vegan cheese-alternative, if using, some black beans, more cheese-alternative and some pineapple Scotch bonnet salsa. Serve with the lime yogurt and lime wedges alongside. Garnish with coriander, pickled red onions and hot sauce, if you like.