Vegetarian sweet potato & green lentil burritos
Our web videos are back for the fifth season, and we’re in my new kitchen! My heart is officially filled with joy. Firstly, because it’s a fresh start for me and I really feel like I’m in a good place right now, after a hectic year, but also because it’s a big challenge for me to act solo in these videos without my (still) favourite funny man.
We’re starting off this season with a recipe that really inspires me because it has a spring-feeling to it. Don’t ask why, but burritos are a spring meal for me, and the mix of flavours is mind-blowing.
You can tailor this as you wish, melt some cheese over the burritos in a nice baking pan or heat them up in a panini grill.
This recipe can also be made quicker by baking the sweet potatoes in the microwave (watch video for step-by-step). Happy watching!
Particularities
- Serves4
- Prep time20 mins
- Cook time1 hour 10 mins
- Timeout-
- FreezingFreezes well
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes, sliced in half length-wise
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
- 2 cups of fresh tomatoes, diced
- 1 can (540 ml) of green lentils, rinsed and strained
- Salt & pepper, as preferred
- 4 soft tortillas
To serve
- 2 avocados, peeled and sliced
- 1 shallot, minced
- A few lime quarters
- Fresh cilantro, as preferred
- Sour cream, as preferred
- Salt & pepper, as preferred
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and place the rack at the centre of it.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then lay out the sweet potatoes flesh-side down. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
- Heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a large pan, along with the garlic, onion, cumin, paprika and oregano for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and lentils then continue cooking for 5 to 8 minutes. Season generously then set aside.
- Lay the tortillas on a clean work surface, then add the flesh of half a potato and crush down with a fork then top with the lentils and top with your preferred toppings.
- Close up the burrito at each end then roll the tortilla to enjoy!
Tips & tricks
Cannot be frozen. Keeps for 3 days in the fridge.
