Mexican-Style Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Name: Mexican-Style Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 2 medium sweet potato (about 500 g total); 1 cup black beans (cooked); 1/3 cup corn (cooked); 1/2 avocado (diced); 8 cherry tomatoes (chopped in half); 1/4 red onion (finely chopped); 1/4 tsp sea salt flakes; 1 tbsp lime juice (divided); 1 cup red cabbage (shredded); 2 tbsp broccoli sprouts; 1/2 cup dairy-free yogurt (I used soy); 1/2 jalapenos; 1/2 cup cilantro; 2 tbsp hemp seeds; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp lime juice

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:45min

This nutritious Mexican-style Roasted Sweet Potato recipe features a gorgeous blend of black beans, corn, and avocado, topped with a creamy plant-based yogurt cilantro sauce.

Updated at: Wed, 07 May 2025 01:08:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories495.4 kcal (25%)

Total Fat11.4 g (16%)

Carbs84.7 g (33%)

Sugars17.6 g (20%)

Protein19.4 g (39%)

Sodium456.6 mg (23%)

Fiber19.5 g (70%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

⅓ cupcorn

0.5avocado

0.25red onion

¼ tspsea salt flakes

1 Tbsplime juice

divided

1 cupred cabbage shredded

2 Tbspbroccoli sprouts

½ cupdairy-free yogurt

I used soy

0.5jalapenos

½ cupcilantro

2 Tbsphemp seeds

1 tspground cumin

1 Tbsplime juice

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400 °F.

Step 2

Prepare the potatoes: Slice the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise. Place the sweet potatoes face down on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake for 45 minutes on the middle rack of the oven until tender.

Step 3

Prepare the filling: In a bowl, mix together black beans, corn, avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion, salt, and ½ tbsp of lime juice.

Step 4

In a separate bowl, massage the red cabbage with ½ tbsp of lime juice until it turns bright pink.

Step 5

Prepare the Yogurt Cilantro Sauce: blend the yogurt, jalapeños, lime juice, cilantro, hemp seeds, and cumin until smooth.

Step 6

Assemble: Once the sweet potatoes are baked, flip them over and gently mash the insides with a fork.

Step 7

Top the sweet potatoes with the black bean mixture, massaged cabbage, and broccoli sprouts. Drizzle generously with the Yogurt Cilantro Sauce and enjoy!

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