About the Recipe
I took inspiration for this dish from my travels in North America. Though Taco Bell may not be the home of gut-healthy food, this dish draws from the want of Mexican flavours and the guilty pleasure of fries and cheese!
- Sunni Patel, PhD
The combination of celeriac, potatoes, refried beansand romaine lettuce provide a rich source of prebiotic fibre.
The addition of avocado and oat crème fraiche provide sources of good fats and potassium,
Ingredients
300g celeriac (peeled)
300g red skin potatoes
Olive oil
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Paprika
250g dried refried/pinto beans (or can of refried beans)
300ml water
Turmeric powder
Cumin powder
Asafoetida
Coriander powder
Black pepper
50g vegan cheddar cheese
150ml oat milk
2 ripe avocados
1 small tomato (diced)
2 small red onion (diced)
1 red chilli (finely diced)
½ lime
½ head romaine lettuce (thinly sliced)
2 tbsp crème fraiche
Preparation
Step 1
Slice the celeriac and potatoes in to fries, and toss lightly in 2 tbsp olive oil, 1tsp onion powder, 1tsp garlic powder and 1tsp paprika. Using an air fryer (200°C for 20 minutes), or an oven (200°C for 40 minutes) cook until crispy (toss every 10 minutes).
Step 2
Whilst the fries are cooking, soak the dried refried beans in boiling hot water in a pan for 5 minutes (if using a can of premade beans loosen with roughly 100-150ml water) to give dropping consistency.
Step 3
To that pan add ½ tsp of each turmeric, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin powder, asafoetida, coriander powder and black pepper and heat through.
Step 4
For the cheese sauce, make a roux by heating 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp flour in a pan and cooking the flour off until slightly browned. To the roux, slowly add the oat milk and whisk until thickened. Whisk through the cheese and add a pinch of pepper.
Step 5
Make the guacamole by mashing together the avocados, tomato, onion, paprika, 1 chilli, black pepper and lime juice.
Step 6
Serve the dish by topping the fries with the beans, cheese sauce, guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, 1 chilli and crème fraiche.