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