Thanks for joining me and Sarah for Meatless Monday today! You all know I love my breakfast foods and I have been very into sweet potatoes first thing in the morning lately. I had posted a pic of my sweet potato toast a few weeks back and had a bunch of questions on how to prepare it. It’s ridiculously easy to make and I have come up with a couple of tasty new ways to enjoy it. Today I am sharing my Savory Sweet Potato Toast 2 Ways.
Savory Sweet Potato Toast 2 Ways
I am more of a heartier breakfast food eater than a sweet food eater. I also find that breakfast can be a great opportunity to get a start on my vegetable consumption for the day. So, now that Sweet Potato Toast has kind of become a thing, I’ve been exploring new ways to enjoy this veggie.
A few tips on preparing Savory Sweet Potato Toast
Despite the fact that they are called “toast”, you cannot simply just toast them. The sweet potatoes need to be cooked in advance by roasting them in the oven. It’s very simple to do and you can prep your sweet potatoes for the whole week and then toast them when ready to eat. As I mentioned I enjoy a more savory topping to my sweet potatoes so I came up with two high protein, veggie filled ways to top them. I prepare the toppings, keep them in a separate container then top my toasts with them in the morning. That way I have a few days worth of breakfast ready to go. Easy as pie!
Savory Toppings
I wanted to create a meal with a balance of carbs and protein. A meal that would keep me going through my morning workouts. Beans are my go to vegetarian protein source and very filling. I’ve created 2 fabulous bean combinations that I know you are going to love as much as I do.
Black Bean and Spinach is one of my go to combos and a fabulous Sweet Potato Toast accompaniment. It literally takes about 5 minutes to make this. You simply add your spinach and your black beans to a food processor with a little salsa give it a pulse and voila! Ready to eat.
My second combination is a white bean and kale mix. I added a little deli mustard (strange but good) and a little curry. Gave that all a little pulse in the food processor and you are good to go. Warm it up in the microwave when you are ready to eat.
Do you like Savory breakfasts? Have you had Sweet Potato Toast?
Savory Sweet Potato Toast 2 Ways
This plant based savory breakfast provides a tasty blend of protein and carbs to fuel your morning. 2 Savory options to enjoy
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes sliced into 1/2 inch "toasts"
- olive oil
- For Black bean topping:
- 1 15 oz can of black beans-rinsed
- 1-2 C fresh spinach
- 1/4 C salsa of choice
- salt & pepper to taste
- For White Bean and Kale:
- 1 15 0z can of white beans-rinsed
- Handful of kale
- 3 Tbl Deli mustard
- 1 Tbl Curry powder
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- preheat oven to 400
- drizzle toasts with olive oil, salt and pepper
- bake for about 20 min until soft
- can be made in advance
- in a food processor pulse ingredients for each topping separately
- heat up in microwave when ready to eat and top on your "toast"
Notes
Potatoes can be made in advance and then "toasted" to enjoy each morning. Simply warm up your topping in the microwave and add to each slice of toast
I also like savory breakfasts and its always good when you can start eating some veggies early in the day. I love the idea of sweet potato toast with different toppings!
Thanks hope you try it out
I have had sweet potato toast, but I haven’t made it savory yet; I need to try something like this! This is an excellent idea, especially so I’m not always eating sugar for breakfast.
Yes it’s a great way to mix it up in the morning and eat a lower sugar breakfast
Yum! What a great way to pack some protein into your breakfast! I am going to try this for my kids
Oh great I hope they like it!
Well that gives a new meaning to toasting up your morning! Yum!
ha it sure does!
This is such a creative meal. Yum!
Thanks so much I am enjoying them lately
I’m getting ready to make a sweet potato smoothie as we speak! They’re not just for Thanksgiving anymore…
Definitely not!! I have not tried them in a smoothie interesting
I haven’t made sweet potato toast yet! Thanks for clarifying the toasting part and the great toppings idea.
I think you would love it!
I love sweet potatoes, but never though about making sweet potato toast. I need to try this!
It’s really good! Hope you enjoy
This looks like fantastic! I love a savory breakfast, so this looks perfect to me.
Thanks for hosting! 🙂
Thanks so much and I think you will enjoy it
I’ve never tried sweet potato toast! Both of these toppings sound great. I prefer a savory breakfast too!
I always think of you when I have a vegan recipe hope you try it out
I really need to try these. Such a great idea! I also tried to link up but for some reason it’s not going through 🙁
I will check on it that happens sometimes
I haven’t had sweet potato toast and I prefer sweet breakfasts (even if it’s not really in my best interest). I try to force myself to eat savory a few times a week.
I do enjoy sweet potato (asian sweet potatos) for breakfast sometimes — it seems simpler to just leave them whole & stuff them though.
You can certainly do that as well. I like to make them this way in advance and then I can eat as little or as much as I am in the mood for.
I love sweet potato toast! These both look like delicious options!
Thanks so much it’s a fun way to eat them
The sweet potato toast looks like a delicious start to one’s day. I really love the idea of ditching bread — cucumber and carrot slices for crackers; tomato and sweet potato slices for toast. Yay for veggies!
A great way to mix it up indeed and I find them really filling
I think I could eat those toppings just out of the container with a sppon!
So that might have happened 🙂
It never occurred to me to make sweet potato toast but now I’m seeing it everywhere! These toppings look delicious!
Thanks so much! A fun way to mix up breakfast
I much prefer sweet over savory breakfast. I think it is because I like it going with my coffee and I am a fan of the flavored creamers that are always sweet. I think this would be a great option for a lunch though. I never made sweet potato toast!
Definitely would be great for lunch as well. I also eat the left over topping with veggies for snacks
Yum, sounds delicious! I like my sweet potato with savory accompaniments too. Black bean and sweet potato is one of my favorite combinations. The white bean and kale sounds like a great option too, I’ll have to give that one a try.
Hope you enjoy them!
Bottom line, I like all breakfast food 😉 Sweet, savory, you name it!
Fantastic! Breakfast food is so yummy
Sounds yummy! Do you literally “toast” them in a toaster when ready to top with the toppings as a method of reheating?
Yes that is exactly what I do!
I love savory as well! Both options sound good. Would have to include these toasts in my breakfast rotation.
Fabulous hope you enjoy them!
Ooh! These look delicious! I am a sweet breakfast girl but I would totally eat these for lunch!
They would be great for lunch as well
I definately need to eat WAY more veggies. This would be a great alternative for me and looks so yummy!
OH I am so glad I hope you give them a try
I’ll take one of each please! I’d whip these up tomorrow except the last 8 sweet potatoes are roasting in the oven for dinner and lunches this week. Happy Meatless Monday!
I should plan ahead that well too! I also eat the toppings as dips for veggies
I have not tried sweet potato toast but love sweet potatoes! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks they are a nice change of pace
Those bean spreads look fantastic and I love how easy they are- I think I can make a batch tomorrow for the whole week! I love mustard too- I add it it to everything and it always helps- good idea with the white beans and curry though- I never would have thought of that.
Super easy to make in just a few minutes. Hope you enjoy them
I haven’t tried the sweet potato toast trend yet. Mainly because I didn’t want to ruin my toaster, lol – but duh, I don’t know why I didn’t think of cooking them in the oven!
You pretty much have to roast them first and then just use the toaster to warm them up. Super easy!
Yum!! I’ve been meaning to try sweet potato toast! Your toppings look great!
How interesting! I don’t really love breakfast, so I don’t have much of an opinion on sweet or savory, but this looks like it would be great any time!
Thanks so much!
I think this is going to be lunch sometime this week 🙂
Oh great that works too!
i have yet to try sweet potato toast..i feel so left behind.
Still time to catch up!
This sounds like a fabulous post run breakfast! I could not eat this beforehand, but I’m always looking for a filling meal when I’m done running.
It would be great post run as well. Sometimes I eat it for dinner too
Awesome ways to fuel your body for the day. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! I love that you found great ways to add veggies into breakfast.
Thanks so much and I agree about breakfast. Sets me up for a better day of eating
I looove savoury breakfasts!! I also love topping my sweet potato toasts with an over easy egg, some chives and cracked sea salt and pepper!!
I like that combo as well!
Just all kinds of yum!! I love, love sweet potatoes and need new breakfast ideas – winner!! 🙂
Thanks so much hope you enjoy
I neeeeeed to try sweet potato toast! It’s been on my to-do list for so long!
I think you do!
I love this idea. Sweet potato toast are the best! I really like how colorful these are too. I need something cheerful in the morning!
Yes me too and starting off with a good breakfast sets me up for a better day of eating
O M G, such a healthy breakfast with the superfood sweet potato, these days it is considered the best carbs. I really like the colour of white beans and Kale. Please pass it on, I am drooling.
fabulous! Hope you enjoy 🙂
I love sweet potato toast! My favorite is to top it with avocado and cilantro and add in some sprouted beans for the crunch and protein.
But mine are never as perfect shaped as your 🙂
I love it with avocado as well but it did not look as good in the photo 🙂
What an interesting idea. I’m a huge fan of sweet potatoes and will have to give this a try.
Hope you like it!
YUM! I need to try this out!!
Thanks it’s one of my new favorites for sure
Those look so yummy! I def need to add these to my mornings 😉
Sweet potatoes for the win!
Thanks so much!
This looks like an interesting dish! I like the combination of flavors that you came up with- very creative!
Thanks Mary Beth!
Hehehe Sweet Potato toast is the new avocado toast!
Yes indeed!
This looks interesting…I’ve been seeing these everywhere lately and can’t even imagine how they must taste! Perhaps I’ll have to try them to see!
They are fantastic!
Just yesterday, I made sweet potato toast from a recipe I found on Pinterest (wish I’d seen this first…). Anyway, the recipe said to pop the slices in the toaster set at high for about five consecutive times. It took more than five attempts and the end results were partially burned and partially under-cooked sweet potatoes. Next time I’ll roast them like my do sweet potato fries and leave off the Rosemary. We did enjoy them with our eggs and avocado, though!
I definitely think they need to be roasted first in the oven and then warmed in the toaster. Hope it works better for you