Vegetarian Sweet Potato Tacos with Arugula and Avocado Crema
Toss the roasted potatoes in mole sauce, enchilada sauce, or (before roasting) in a mix of olive oil, peanut butter, chili powder, smoked paprika, cocoa powder, salt, and a pinch of cayenne. For vegan option, skip the goat cheese. Makes 8 tacos, figure 2 per person.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican, Vegetarian
Keyword: arugula, mole, sweet potatoes
Servings: 4 servings.
Calories: 317kcal
- 2 medium sweet potatoes , peeled and diced in ½-inch cubes, about 1 pound
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup mole or enchilada sauce, or 2 tablespoons mole spice blend (see note)
- 5 ounces arugula leaves , coarsely chopped
- 3 to 4 ounces soft goat cheese, optional
- 8 corn tortillas
Avocado Crema:
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 avocado
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Toss potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper. (If you don't have mole or enchilada sauce, toss in spice mix as well--see note.)
Roast the potatoes, stirring every so often, until they are golden charred on the outside and soft to your bite, about 20 minutes.
Stir in the mole or enchilada sauce. Keep warm.
Have all the other ingredients ready before warming the tortillas.
To serve, warm the tortillas. (I like to spray them with avocado cooking spray so they soften easily.) Fold the softened tortillas in half.
Spoon about 3 tablespoons of the spiced sweet potatoes into each tortilla. Top with arugula and crumbled goat cheese, if using. Drizzle generously with avocado crema.
Mole sauce alternative:
Before cooking, toss the potatoes in a mix of:
2 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon peanut butter, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, and a pinch of cayenne.
Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 887mg | Potassium: 690mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 10535IU | Vitamin C: 14.4mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 2.2mg