Jamie Oliver Air Fryer Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos

Jamie Oliver Air Fryer Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos are made with sweet potatoes, black beans, spring onions, Cajun seasoning, flour tortillas, watermelon, coriander, feta cheese, and lime. This recipe creates a vibrant, spicy, and refreshing vegetarian taco meal. It takes about 42 minutes to prepare and serves 2.

Jamie Oliver Air Fryer Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos Ingredients

• 2 spring onions
• 1 x 400g tin of black beans
• 2 tsp Cajun seasoning
• 2 sweet potatoes (250g each)
• 4 regular flour tortillas
• 160g watermelon
• ½ a bunch of coriander (15g)
• ½ a fresh red chilli
• 1 lime
• 30g feta cheese
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and black pepper

How To Make Jamie Oliver Air Fryer Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos

1. Start the Beans: Slice spring onions and place in the air fryer drawer base. Add black beans with half their juice, 1 tsp Cajun seasoning, and mix. Replace the shelf.
2. Prepare Sweet Potatoes: Chop unpeeled sweet potatoes into 3cm chunks. Toss with vinegar, oil, 1 tsp Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Add to drawer. Cook at 180ºC for 30 minutes, shaking halfway. Warm tortillas during last 2 minutes.
3. Make Salsa: Dice watermelon, chop coriander stalks, deseed and chop chilli. Mix with lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, and season.
4. Mash Beans: Remove tortillas and sweet potatoes. Take out shelf. Mash beans roughly, stir in most of the chopped coriander leaves.
5. Assemble Tacos: Spread beans on tortillas, top with sweet potato and watermelon salsa. Crumble feta over, garnish with coriander, and serve with lime wedges.

Recipe Tips

• Don’t peel sweet potatoes: The skin adds texture and nutrients.
• Mash beans roughly: Keeps the filling hearty and flavorful.
• Use ripe watermelon: For best sweetness in salsa.
• Add tortillas late: Just a quick warm-up avoids drying.
• Serve immediately: To keep tortillas soft and toppings fresh.

What To Serve With Black Bean Tacos

These tacos are great on their own, but also pair well with corn on the cob, guacamole, or a tangy coleslaw. Try a mango agua fresca or chilled limeade as a refreshing drink.

How To Store Black Bean Tacos

Refrigerate: Store components separately in airtight containers for up to 3 days.
Reheat: Warm sweet potatoes and beans in the air fryer or microwave; reassemble tacos fresh.
Freeze: Not recommended due to texture changes in salsa and tortillas.

Sweet Potato Tacos Nutrition Facts

• Calories: 614 kcal
• Total Fat: 10.9g
• Saturated Fat: 3.3g
• Carbohydrates: 102.5g
• Sugar: 21.4g
• Protein: 21.6g
• Sodium: 1.8g
• Fibre: 20.3g

FAQs

Jamie Oliver Air Fryer Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos

Course: DinnerCuisine: Mexican-InspiredDifficulty: Easy

Servings

2

servings

Prep time

12

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Calories

614

kcal

Colorful and bold tacos packed with Cajun-spiced sweet potatoes, mashed black beans, and a zesty watermelon salsa.

Ingredients

• 2 spring onions

• 1 x 400g tin black beans

• 2 tsp Cajun seasoning

• 2 sweet potatoes

• 4 flour tortillas

• 160g watermelon

• ½ bunch coriander

• ½ fresh red chilli

• 1 lime

• 30g feta cheese

• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil

• Salt and black pepper

Directions

• Add beans, spring onions, seasoning to drawer base.
• Toss sweet potatoes with oil, vinegar, seasoning. Add to drawer and cook 30 mins at 180ºC.
• Make salsa with diced watermelon, chilli, lime, oil, coriander stalks.
• Mash beans, stir in coriander leaves.
• Assemble tacos with beans, sweet potato, salsa, feta, and coriander.

Notes

• Leave skins on sweet potatoes.
• Add feta after assembly for freshness.
• Make salsa just before serving.
• Warm tortillas only briefly.