Vegan Enchiladas with Sweet Potato topped with Fermented Salsa

(Fermented salsa recipe here)

Ingredients:

For filling:

  • 1/2 cup black, red or pinto beans, rinsed and soaked overnight (optionally with a Tbsp of raw apple cider vinegar)
  • 2 small or 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 bell pepper diced
  • 1 cup shredded greens of any kind (I used collard greens from the garden)
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 2 Tbsp of fermented salsa juice
  • Salt to taste

For enchiladas:

  • Store bought corn tortillas, around 6 to 10
  • 2-3 Tbsp vegetable oil for shallow frying

For serving:

  • About 1 cup fermented salsa
  • cashew-cilantro sauce (process 1/4 cup soaked cashews, few sprigs chopped cilantro, salt to taste, a tablespoon of lemon juice, a pinch chili pepper with enough olive oil or water to consistency and taste)

Method:

Make the filling:

  • Drain the soaking liquid. Boil enough water in a pot, add the beans and bring it back to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the beans are soft and set aside
  • Cook the sweet potato until soft and set aside
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a pan and add the onion
  • When onion becomes a bit translucent, add the bell pepper and garlic and cook for around 5-7 mins until fragrant.
  • Add the greens, cover and let it wilt, around 3 mins
  • Add the cooked beans and sweet potato and the spices, salsa juice and salt
  • Cover and cook for around 5 mins on low heat and switch off

Assemble the enchiladas:

  • Preheat the oven to 350F
  • Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry all the corn tortillas until slightly crisp on the edges and well cooked and set aside
  • In a large casserole dish, start assembling the enchiladas: Spoon about 2 Tbsp of the filling in to each tortilla, roll and place in the casserole dish and repeat until the dish is full
  • Spoon some salsa juice over the tortillas especially on the crisp edges
  • Bake for 15 mins

Serve the enchiladas:

  • Spoon fermented salsa on to the enchiladas and top with a cashew sauce (or sour cream if you are not vegan) before serving