Sweet Potato & Avocado Gallery

7 08 2010

I swear, I could eat sweet potato and avocado exclusively, for the rest of my life! Well, perhaps that’s a stretch. But I have been eating this winning combo for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the past few weeks. I thought I would show off the photos from my last few dates with these amazing ingredients. In most cases, the sweet potatoes have been microwaved until almost cooked through, then chopped and pan fried in a drizzle of olive oil, S&P, cayenne, paprika, cumin, and nutmeg. The possibilities for tasty additions is endless!

Here’s a simple side of potatoes for breakfast – pan fried sweet potato with onions, fresh avocado, salsa, and cilantro

This was a yummy warm lunch salad – pan fried sweet potato, with fresh avocado, green onion, red pepper, and sweet raisins all tossed in a good dose of lime juice. Next time I would add sliced or chopped almonds too!

This is a quick dinner staple. And if you want to be real quick, microwave your sweet potato or yam. Baking just takes SO long! Then slice it open and mash the insides, then top with freshly made guacamole. I always carrot ribbons for extra crunch!

Crispy sweet potato fries make a great dinner starter or mid-day snack. But instead of dipping them in a vegan spicy mayo, I’ve now resorted to my guacamole salsa for dipping.

If you have not incorporated these two ingredients, sweet potatoes and avocado, into your life yet you are truly missing out! Hopefully this gives you some ideas to start eating these vegetables together. If you have your own ideas and recipes for the marriage of sweet potato and avocado, let me know! Oh, and if anyone knows the difference between and sweet potato and a yam, please inform me?!


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5 responses to “Sweet Potato & Avocado Gallery”

8 08 2010
balance (19:56:37) :

these all look amazing … cilantro and avocado’s mmmmmmm
Yams contain more natural sugar than sweet potatoes and have a higher moisture content. yams are not even closely related to the sweet potato!

9 08 2010
Jaime K (01:18:31) :

Two of my favorites. You just made me so, so hungry. Gorgeous photos, too!

9 08 2010
lauren (10:04:22) :

great thanks for informing me! I should correct this blog then in saying… I think these are mostly YAMS I have cooked up!

10 08 2010
torviewtoronto (13:23:25) :

lovely picture

11 08 2010
Angela (09:00:03) :

Nice photography & nice memory jog for me to eat more of these foods.. great nutrition! Thanks for the inspiration, Ange

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