Roasted Sweet Potato Tacos – Food Bloggers Unite: Feed a Child, Nourish a Mind!
February 10, 2014
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65% of children in South Africa live in poverty.
This is why I’m donating today’s post to support The Lunchbox Fund Campaign. I’m uniting with fellow food bloggers and The Giving Table to raise awareness and support for The Lunchbox Fund with the goal to raise $5000 to feed 100 South African Schoolchildren for the entire year.
The Lunchbox Fund identifies schools or forms partnerships with locally based NGOs or community organizations in order to evaluate and identify schools. It funds distributers to buy and deliver food, monitor the feeding scheme, implement a Project Manager, and deliver reports back to them for evaluation.
When I was growing up I loved lunch. My mom (who also loves to cook) put a lot of thought into what she packed. She filled my lunch box with sandwiches made with leftover roast meats, sharp cheddar cheese, crusty deli bread, homemade cookies, and always topped it off with a note making sure I knew she loved me and was looking forward to seeing me after school. It was a delicious, nourishing and welcome respite that fueled my young day.
Lack of food can diminish concentration, erode willpower, and strip away a child’s potential. Compound that with the prevalence of HIV/AIDS or the trauma of losing parents and loved ones, without food, a child’s attendance and performance at school is severely jeopardized.
I depended on my mom to provide the nourishment I needed to succeed, but sadly not everyone has that support system. Many South African schoolchildren lack the family structure to provide that simple, nourishing lunch.
Nearly 20% of all children in South Africa are orphans, with approximately 1.9 Million of those children orphaned as a result of HIV and AIDS.
By coming together and helping to provide this meal we’ll be fueling these kids to learn and motivating them to stay in school and develop the skills and means to provide a better life for themselves and the next generation.
Today in honor of the Lunchbox Fund I’m sharing one of my all time favorite lunch recipes, inspired by Naturally Ella, who is also supporting the campaign. These roasted sweet potato tacos are super yummy, super easy, and super perfect to pack in your lunchbox.
The sweet potatoes are tossed in chili powder and cumin to give them a little heat, then roasted to bring out their natural sweetness. The combo will rock your world. Paired with filling black beans, tangy goat cheese, and creamy avocados, the colors and flavors of these tacos will brighten the dreariest day. Mmmmmm!!!!!
You could definitely make these with homemade tortillas, but any yummy corn or flour tortilla will be great. I found these nifty “Truly Handmade Flour Tortillas” at Trader Joe’s that were out of this world! They tasted and looked handmade, but with no extra time required!
As you take a big bite of these delicious tacos I urge you to consider making a small contribution to the LunchBox Fund. As little as $10 can make a large impact on a child’s life. Feed a child, nourish a mind! Happy Lunch Everyone!
Help spread the word!
The Giving Table
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Roasted Sweet Potato Tacos
Ingredients
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1 lb sweet potatoes peeled and diced to bite-sized pieces
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 teaspoon chili powder
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1 teaspoon cumin
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1 teaspoon salt
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½ teaspoon ground pepper
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3 ½ cups black beans two 14 ounce cans rinsed and drained
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3 cups baby spinach
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1 ripe avocado diced
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½ red onion diced
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4 ounces goat cheese
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6-12 to rtillas*
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cilantro and lime juice for garnish
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss sweet potato pieces in olive oil, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer. Roast in oven until soft and slightly brown on the edges, about 25 minutes.
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Assemble tacos by dividing ingredients up equally between each tortilla. I layered mine in the following order: <br>spinach <br>black beans <br>sweet potatoes <br>goat cheese <br>avocado <br>red onion <br>cilantro <br>lime juice
Recipe Notes
*I made six 10 inch tortillas tacos, but smaller or bigger ones can be used instead, just adjust the taco filling accordingly. You can also double up the tortilla for a more filling, hearty taco (as shown in the photos)
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Delightful Crumb
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Em-i-lis
The Enabling Cook
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MB
Great post! The tacos look so yummy! – Thanks so much for supporting this organization… and giving a shout-out to the other bloggers, like me! So nice to have discovered your blog 🙂
Karen
Thanks you so much! I’ve really enjoyed cooking, blogging and eating to help support such a great cause. It’s also been a super fun way to discover new blogs. Your blog name is great! Bourbon Steak in DC sounds fantastic and I definitely agree…who doesn’t love brown sugar!? 🙂
Karen
Thank you so much! I’ve really enjoyed cooking, blogging and eating to help support such a great cause. It’s also been a super fun way to discover new blogs. Your blog name is great! Bourbon Steak in DC sounds fantastic and I definitely agree…who doesn’t love brown sugar!? 🙂
Molly @WonderlandK
Delicious! I dumped the avocado/cilantro/onion/lime juice into one bowl and left the rest in various containers so everyone could make their own. Big hit! Seasoned sweet potatoes with smoked paprika and garam masala, as that’s what I had. Still lovely!
Karen
I’m so happy the sweet potato tacos were such a hit! I’ll definitely have to try out your spice combination. Smoked paprika and garam masala sound like they would be delicious on sweet potatoes! 🙂
Autism United
What a wonderful cause.
And those tacos aren’t too shabby either.
erin
Yay! So happy you supported this cause with some roasted sweet potato tacos (such a favorite of mine!
Karen
I’m so happy I found out about the cause on your sweet potato huevos rancheros post! It’s really exciting to be a part of it 🙂
Paula Kiger
This looks yummy!!!!!!