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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
and Russet Potatoes
Filled with Fajita Vegetable Salad and Balsamic Dressing

Ingredients:

Heat Oven To 400°

4    
Pepper Baked Potatoes,
       sweet potato or russet potato or both

Fajita Vegetable Salad:

1    Cup Corn, defrosted
1    Can Black Beans, 14 oz., wash and strain
1    Cup Tomatoes, small dice
1    Green Onion, sliced thin
1/2 Cup Cilantro, rough chop


Balsamic Dressing Ingredients:

3     Tbs. Balsamic Vinegar*
1     tsp. Cumin, ground
1     tsp. Dark Chili Powder
1     Pinch Salt
1     Tbs. Olive Oil

Mix all of the dressing ingredients together.

* Note:
Most affordable balsamic vinegars are fortified with some sort of sweetener.
It can be anything from brown sugar to concentrated grape juice.
Use sparingly.







Place corn, beans, onion, tomato and cilantro into a bowl.

Add the balsamic dressing and mix well.




Fajita Vegetable Ingredients:

1     Red Pepper
1     Poblano Pepper
1/4  Red Onion
2     Portobello Mushrooms, medium size
1     Tbs. Olive Oil



Place one tablespoon of oil onto a foil lined sheet pan.

Cut all of the vegetables into 1/4 inch thick, long slices.

Dip the vegetables into the oil and spread them evenly across the sheet pan.



Place vegetables into oven and roast for 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes.



Add roasted vegetables to the corn-bean salsa and mix well.

This recipe, as seen in the photo is named:

Fajita Vegetable Salad with Balsamic Dressing


To serve the potatoes:

Cook potato as directed in the pepper baked potato recipe.

Cut the cooked potato open and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Drizzle potato with one teaspoon of olive oil.

Place a large scoop of the Fajita Vegetable Salad into the hot potato.

Garnish with avocado and serve.



Serving Size 1 Sweet Potato with Filling
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 409
Calories from Fat 129
Total Fat 15g
Saturated Fat 2g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 817mg
Total Carbohydrate 61g
Dietary Fiber 14g
Sugars 13g
Protein 12g

 
 
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