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Sweet Potato Quesadillas with Cilantro Pesto

A mexican recipe for Sweet Potato Quesadillas with Cilantro Pesto, made with Quesadillas, Sweet Potatoes, Black Beans, Sour Cream, and Cumin. Serves 1. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• Quesadillas
• 6
• 1 can
• 2 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 4 bunch
• 25
• 1/4 cup
• 2 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Quesadillas preparation: Peel and cube the sweet potatoes, boil until soft then mash, add sour cream and cumin then mix well.

2. 2

   Rinse black beans and gently fold them into the sweet potato mixture.

3. 3

   Add salt and pepper to taste.

4. 4

   Serve on flour tortillas topped with 2 slices of cheddar cheese and a side of Cilantro Pesto sauce.

5. 5

   Cilantro Pesto Sauce preparation: Chop garlic, rinse and shake dry the cilantro then roughly chop it.

6. 6

   Add to garlic.

7. 7

   Add lemon juice.

8. 8

   Puree in a food processor until it is a paste consistency.

9. 9

   Slowly add oil in a thin stream.

10. 10

    Keep mixing until a light green (pesto) color is achieved.

11. 11

    Serve along side Sweet Potato Quesadillas.

12. 12

    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Chupa; 1 February 2008. www.fareshare.net