Happy first week of January! While I’m sad my vacation is over, I’m very excited to be back in NYC and to crush the beginning of 2020 in all areas of my life. I’m also very excited to do my 12 Day Real Food Reboot Program with my clients again starting on Monday, January 13th! I’m not going to lie, but I definitely indulged more than I typically do over the holidays + traveling. The food in SE Asia was definitely #worthit and now I’m ready to get back to my “little adapts” norm.
This new recipe is for all of my sweet potato + mediterranean lovers as it combines the best of both worlds! It is also #rebootapproved so you can totally eat this next week when you do the Reboot with me 🙂
- 1 large sweet potato
- ½ 14 oz can chickpeas, rinsed + drained
- ¼ cup + 2 tbsp of olive oil
- ½ tbsp paprika
- 1 medium beet, diced
- 3 garlic cloves
- Juice of ½ a lemon
- ½ cup of marinara or tomato sauce
- 2 handfuls of raw spinach
- ½ tsp cumin
- 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash + halve the sweet potato the long way and place face down on a baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, toss chickpeas with ¼ cup olive oil + paprika and place on another baking sheet.
- Place both the sweet potato + the chickpeas in the oven to cook for 45 minutes. Make sure to toss the chickpeas every so often so they are evenly crispy.
- While these foods are baking, prep the rest of the ingredients.
- Once you have 10 - 15 minute remaining of baking left, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Add in garlic + beets and sauté for about 5 minutes.
- Then add lemon, marinara sauce, raw spinach + cumin and continue to continue for about 10 minutes on medium-low heat.
- Let the sweet potatoes + chickpeas cool for a few minutes.
- Once sweet potatoes are slightly cooled, mash the inside of the potato with a fork. Then layer on beet + spinach mixture and top off with crispy chickpeas + pomegranates. Enjoy!
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Don’t forget to tag me on social media if you make it!
With Health + Happiness Always,
Jax
PS – Sign up for the “12 Day Real Food Reboot” if you need to jump start your health this month!
