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Sweet Potato Toasts

Looking for a nutritious meal or snack to celebrate American Heart Month? These Sweet Potato Avocado Toasts with Walnuts are a gluten free take on classic avocado toast, using sweet potato slices instead of traditional bread. Diced walnuts offer some added crunch while red pepper flakes kick things up with a little heat.

Total Time:

25 minutes

Yield:

8 servings

Serving Size:

half of a sweet potato

Nutrition Facts

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Nutrition Facts

  • Calories: 180
  • Total Fat: 15 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Sodium: 240mg
  • Carbohydrate: 12 g
  • Fiber: 5g
  • Total sugar: 2g
  • Added Sugar: 0 g
  • Protein: 3g

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes

2 avocados, thinly sliced

1/2 cup walnuts, diced

1-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, plus more if desired

4 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

3/4 teaspoon flaky salt

Instructions

  1. Slice a small plank off one side of each sweet potato lengthwise. This will act as a base, so you can cut the sweet potato into toast slices easily. Prop the sweet potato on the flat side you created and slice each potato into planks about 1/4 inch thick.
  2. For toaster preparation, pop the sweet potato planks in the toaster and toast until tender. This may take a few times, depending on your toaster.
  3. For oven preparation, preheat your oven to 350° F. Lay the sweet potato planks on a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray. Roast for 6-7 minutes per side, until they are easily pierced with a fork.
  4. When they’re done toasting, lay the sweet potato toasts on plates and top with sliced avocado. Mash the avocado gently with a fork. Sprinkle with diced walnuts, red pepper flakes and drizzle with olive oil. Top with flaky salt.

Recipe and photo courtesy of California Walnuts

How’d it Taste?

  • Kathleen Beltramello says:

    Delicious. It was too hard to slice the sweet potato lengthwise, so I cut it in rounds. Roasted in the oven, took twice the time stated. They look very pretty when assembled. I took them to my last session of Oldways A Taste of African Heritage class, everyone liked them. The rounds make a good size for appetizers/sharing.

  • frank cavarretta says:

    excellent

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