Wellness Challenge Recipes: Spring Break Week 2
Honey-Lime Sweet Potato Tacos
Honey-Lime Sweet Potato Tacos
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ lb. sweet potatoes
- 3 Tb. olive oil, divided
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. paprika
- ½ tsp. cayenne pepper
- Salt and pepper
- 1 medium red onion, diced
- 1 red bell, poblano or jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1-15 oz. can reduce sodium black beans, drained, and rinsed
- 1 cup corn, fresh or frozen
- 3 Tb. honey
- 3 Tb. fresh lime juice
- 4 Tb. chopped cilantro
- 8 corn tortillas
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Dice sweet potatoes into ½-inch cubes and place in large bowl. Sprinkle potatoes with 2 Tb. olive oil and seasonings. Toss to coat and spread single layer onto a baking sheet. Roast about 15-20 minutes until tender, tossing halfway through baking.
- While potatoes are roasting, heat a large skillet with remaining oil and add diced onion and peppers. Sauté onions and peppers until tender and caramelized, about 7 minutes then add garlic. Reduce heat to medium low and add beans, corn, honey, and lime juice. Heat for another 2 minutes until warm. Add sweet potatoes and cilantro.
- Serve in warm tortillas with desired toppings such as cheese, avocado, lettuce, etc.
Margarita Mocktail
Margarita Mocktail
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 2 cups limeade
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup simple syrup
- 1/2 – 1 cup club soda
- Sugar and coarse salt for rim
- Limes for garnish
- Ice
Instructions:
- In a small pitcher, mix limeade, orange juice, and simple syrup.
- Mix equal parts sugar and coarse salt and pour onto a plate.
- Slice lime and run lime slice around the rim of each glass and then dip it into the sugar/salt mixture to coat the rim of the glass.
- Fill glass 1/2 full of ice.
- Pour limeade mixture into glass, almost to the top of each glass.
- Top off the glasses with a little club soda.
- Add a lime wedge to squeeze into each drink.
Recipe from Liz On Call.
14 Mar, 2022
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