About to Expire Sweet Potatoes The Perfect Fit for Chickpea Avocado Chips!
Welcome to today’s episode of “I bought one of those giant bulk bags of sweet potatoes with the fantasy of saving a couple bucks. Now there’s 10 taters 2 days short of sprouting hairs on their spuds!” Never fear, these sweet tater’ chickpea avocado chips are here to save the day and salvage the heap of taters about to go rogue in the pantry.
I’ve got a million things happening in my mind when I buy in bulk. I picture myself orchestrating a beautiful symphony of dozens of new Pinterest worthy entrees, smiling brightly as I pose with each little piece of paradise! In actuality, time passes and meals are never planned. Leaving the produce soon to pass its prime and my creativity in a real predicament.
Building the Perfect tater' chickpea avocado chip!
Ever feel like you waste a good portion of your life away waiting on a spud to cook? Well chop them into chips and watch the magic happen in just 15 minutes! Further, you’ll find you sweet potato chips still packed with Vitamin A, which helps to maintain healthy vision, bones and skin. Sweet potatoes also contain a wee bit of protein, is packed with fiber, and also contains some vitamin C.
Sweet potatoes are one of the less well known sources of vitamin C, which is important for immune function and collagen formation (1). Sweet potatoes also contain soluble fiber, which can synthesize short chain fatty acids and promote healthy intestinal lining (2)
What Can I Do With Lots of Ripe Avocados?
If I had to choose one food to tattoo on my body, it would be an avocado. Here’s a breakdown of what you can expect when you start a relationship with an avocado.
Avocado Relationship Facts:
- Vitamin K
- Folate
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin C
- potassium (more than bananas!)
- Monounsaturated fatty acids
Crazy In Love? Do These Things!
- Build yourself a bunch of sweet tater’ hummus avocado chips. For now and later.
- Launch avocado boats bill filling their innards with Sauteed veggies.
- put them on toast
- Build an avocado topped pizza pie
- Create a hearty pasta sauce
Why Throw Chickpeas in with These Avocado Chips?
Avo is definitely savory enough all by its lonesome. But why not spice it up a bit? Why not throw in some power protein with some chickpeas. Suddenly you’ve got the perfect little post-workout recovery snack!
Chickpeas are loaded with goodness including iron, fiber, and manganese. Despite their title, chickpeas (or garbanzo beans) are no peas at all but rather a legume. While these little balls of yum might be a smidge deceptive, they are altogether delicious.
Mastering Plant Based Snacking 101
This treat will leave you in plant based snacking paradise. Plus there are several things on the pro list:
- They’re easy
- Trumps big taters for time saving
- Budget Friendly
- Delicious and nutritious
So if you want something a little more exciting than convenience store crunchies; I’ve got your back!
What are some of your favorite way to use avocados? Another way to scrap your sweet taters in a valuable way is through these cajun sweet tater fresh tacos!
Give me some sweet potato hacks that will blow my mind! Anything good should go below. Happy snacking!
Sweet Tater' Chickpea Avocado Chips
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp rosemary
- 1 large Avocado
Avocado Hummus Topping
- 1 cup chickpeas canned
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp lime juice
Instructions
- slice sweet potatoes
- toss sweet potatoes and rosemary in olive oil
- Bake sweet potato at 400°F until tender
- halve cherry tomatoes.
- Create hummus avocado spread by mixing chickpeas with oil and garlic and blending in high powered blender for one minute. Add in tahini. Blend again for 1 minute. Add avocado. Blend for 1 minute. Add water until creamy consistency.
- Top sweet tater chips with hummus avocado spread. Add sliced cherry tomatoes and cilantro.
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References:
1. Frei B, England L, Ames BN. Ascorbate is an outstanding antioxidant in human blood plasma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1989;86:6377-81. [PubMed abstract]
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