I’ve had such fun lunch opportunities during my internship!
Today was the monthly lunch club and we had a beautiful spread put on by one of the health educators here!
Sweet Potato Quesadillas! With all the fixins.
She grated the sweet potatoes and cooked them in the crock pot. I dont’ have the recipe, but it was tasty!! Cumin, cinnamon? Perfect, creative filling for quesadillas!
I filled a TJ’s whole wheat torilla with sweet potato, some cheese, avocado, cilantro and a dollop of sour cream. So good!!!
We also got to try these special fruits – Pepinas. They were like a cross between cucumber and melon. I have to say, it wasn’t the best fruit I’ve ever tried, but I always like trying new things
I also made a side salad with mixed greens, avocado and lime. Gotta get in the greens!
Annnnnnd more salad. Mixed greens are like air! I put on a tad bit more sweet potato and some homemade applesauce! Seems like a lot of food for lunch today, but just consider this 1 quesadilla and 1 big salad with a side of applesauce instead of all the smaller installments 🙂
I finished lunch with a Dove Promise 🙂
Some of the staff here were very interested in hearing about KERF so I spent the lunch talking, not eating. So by the time I went back for more salad, almost everyone else was back to work!
“Kath is still eating real food.”
Thanks to our host for the wonderful lunch!!
The Friday dance is in full swing!!!!!
megan says
what a fun and unique lunch! did people have good things to say about your blog? I feel like people who never read food blogs (and don’t know they exist) don’t really “get it”. I tend to call mine a recipe blog, because that seems to make more sense to people (although mine actually is a recipe blog haha)
Kath says
They gave me enthusiastic feedback after they had seen it! People generally think it’s really cool that I’m a blogger.
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
That looks like a delicious quesadilla filling, but i bet it would be even better in enchiladas with some black beans!
Happy Friday!
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
I looove the idea of sweet potato shreds for “meat”
Ally (Exercise and Pies) says
Wow, the sweet potato shreds looks like an awesome idea! I’m always looking for slow cooker options and now that my boyfriend is newly in love with sweet potatoes this looks like a great meal for us!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
Oh wow… sweet potato quesadillas..YUM!!! I’d kill to know how she made the sweet potatoes. Think you could get the recipe out of her? I love the combo of cilantro and avocado… adding a sweet potato is genius!
Hannah says
Do-it-yourself meals are so fun!! And yay for spreading the “real food” word 😛
Allison (Eat Clean Live Green) says
I’ve made sweet potato enchiladas before, and it was delicious! I bet a sweet potato quesadilla would be awesome too 🙂
Freya @ foodfitnessandfreya.wordpress.com says
:O GRATED sweetpotato!! I’d never have thought of doing that, you’ve just opened up a world of possibilties to me, thankyou!!
Glad you’re having so much fun 😀
Katie@ Two Lives, One Lifestyle says
Would have never thought to add shredded sweet taters to a quesadilla but now I’m trying to figure out when I can try it!!
Simply Life says
what a creative and delicious lunch!
Colleen says
I have never grated a sweet potato before! Thanks again for always introducing new ways of preparing old favorites!!
Katie @ Health for the Whole Self says
Sounds like a fun lunch!!! Now the microwave-baked sweet potato I just had for lunch seems pretty boring! 😉
Sarah (OC2Seattle) says
I must try those sweet potato quesadillas – great idea. I am so impressed at how seamlessy you work in your veg each day.
Eve (Nutrition by Eve) says
Yum – that quesadilla looks great! I would never think to cook sweet potatoes alone in a crock pot, but could see how it would work really well!
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
oh wow, those sound amazing! what a cool concept, too…i bet you could do something amazing and dessert-y with that same idea!
happy friday!
GurlOnA"Diet" says
wow what a fun food! i agree- salads (or just greens) don’t fill me up 🙁
RhodeyGirl says
WOW Kath, this is seriously one of the most delicious lunches I have seen you eat lately. I definitely need to try grating sweet potato! I wonder if it would be good with other grated veggies too like zucchini!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
Sweet potato shreds sound soooo good! That meal just looks lucious. 🙂
Daniel says
The grated sweet potato looks very similar to when my parents make pulled pork – I would love to try that in a quesadilla!!
I’m loving the avocado too, it’s in my top 3 favorite foods. 😀
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Mmm…love the sound of the quesadillas! I love grated sweet potato. I use it to make crust for vegetable pies, because it adds just the right hit of sweetness. Love it! 😀 And it’s perfect with a sharp cheddar cheese.
Happy, HAPPY Friday! 😀
Lauren @ eater not a runner says
LOVE the sweet potato quesadilla idea!
Tammy @ Defining Wellness says
Sounds fun, Kath! If you get a chance to talk to that health educator, I’d love to know her educational background. I’m a health educator, too!
Jenn @ Livewellfit says
New ideas for sweet P’s!!! Love it!!!
Happy to hear others were interested in KERF. It is a special place 🙂
Ameena says
I love the sweet potato in the crock pot idea….seems like an easy recipe and a good alternative for vegetarians like me. 🙂
jenny says
I’ve got about four dinner ideas in my head, and this sweet potato quesadilla thing is one of them. The mayhem! I think I just need to toss them all in a hat or something and pick one out. *Sigh*
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
What a neat quesadilla! Sounds perfect! 🙂
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
I would’ve never thought to put sweet potatoes in a quesadilla! So creative!
Happy Friday!
The Wife of a Dairyman ~ Nancy says
Your lunch reminds me of a Sweet Potato Burrito recipe I have on my blog……I like the idea of shredding the sweet potatoes. Let me know if you would like the recipe..
Courtney says
I love this idea, thanks so much for sharing!! Looks like she shredded a TON of sweet potatoes…yumyummy!
This will be on my table soon.
Courtney
adventures in tri-ing
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
I love that is a great idea for filling for burrito/taco. If you get the recipe please share!
Allison K says
I love that idea for a quesadilla filling!
Andrea says
Such a creative use for sweet potatoes!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Yum!!! I think we might have some combo of sweet potato and Mexican tonight as well!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
love potatos in tortillas!!! have never had sweet potatoes though.
Jen says
That looks so great! I’m glad you’re loving what you do!
christie @ honoring health says
Sweet potato quesadilas sound amazing!
Cara says
Any chance of getting the recipe? Please?!
Monica @ Musings of the Granola Girl says
Oh my goodness, sweet potatoes are close to my heart. This looks delish!
Kristilyn (My 29th Year) says
Those quesadillas look interesting! I would never have thought to make them like that. I can’t remember if I’ve ever had a pepita, but I have tried a bunch of different fruits. Aside from the mango, I haven’t found anything that’s like the good ol’ apples and oranges! (And strawberries, and kiwis, and bananas, and pineapple … I like fruit, what can I say?)
K
Jil says
Mm that quesadilla filling sounds delicious!
Nicole, RD says
That’s great that they are so supportive of your blog!
I never got amazing lunches like that during my internship! Lucky 🙂
Light Delight with TouTou says
sweet potatoes for the filling?! awesome idea 😀
Lisa @ Early Morning Run says
Like just about everyone else has said, what a great way to use sweet potatoes! I would have never thought of it. Unfortunately, I don’t have a crock pot. Hmmm. I think I’ll have to look up some recipes for this and see if I can do it without one. Your lunch looks fantastic!
Amanda says
I have to join the ranks of the others and exclaim my enthusiasm for the sweet potato filling! Who would’ve thought!!! I can’t wait to try this! I bet it would go over the top with some black beans!
Leena says
that sweet potato filling sounds amazing! i would’ve never thought of that! It’s such a good idea though! your taco looks delicious!!
[email protected]://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
what a great burrito idea and it looked really good.
emily says
This looks DELISH! It reminds me of the restaurant zada jane’s black bean, sweet potato, and monteray jack quesadilla! YUM.
Erica says
WOW – what an incredible lunch- such a creative dish!! They started putting in the new Great Harvest in Mount P- RIGHT in one of the spots we were going to show you. I wish it was you two opening it, but I can’t wait for the bread
Kath says
Oh man!!! Still wish we were going to the beach too. You’ll have to come visit us in Cville!
Leslie @ Chomp! says
YUM! i am making that!!!
Lisa (bakebikeblog) says
What a great idea using grated sweet potato 🙂 I will have to try that at home for sure 🙂
amanda says
delicious looking food. I was actually at an international food mart today and got to see a lot of new fruits and veggies I never knew about. So I will have to check out that fruit. 😉
Tricia says
was the sweet potato recipe like this:
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=8568.0
Abby says
the quesadilla sounds so good! I love anything with sweet potatoes!
[email protected] lady says
That quesadilla looks so good! Sweet potatoes in mexican food rocks!