Sweet Potato & Veggie Dish

Sweet Potato & Veggie Dish

1 Sweet potato, chopped into half inch cubes
2 cloves garlic (deveined. this isn't entirely necessary, but will make it more digestible. Of course, so does cooking it in general so, up to you!)
1/2 red onion (or white. or yellow. I like the red for colour in this dish)
1/3 block extra firm tofu, chopped into 1/2 inch cubes
2 leaves kale, chopped (don't dry after washing)
pinch sea salt
pinch cayenne (or to taste)

to make:
saute the garlic and onion (both chopped) in a bit of olive oil and water
once translucent, add the tofu and sweet potato.
Keep cooking at medium heat, stirring occassionally, until the outsides are crispy and the inside of the sweet potato is soft (can be determined by whether it easily spits with the spatula/a form - should be quite easy to do).
Once this is achieved, add the kale, still a bit wet from washing. The bit of water on it will help it steam more quickly. Cover the whole affair up until kale is a bit tender and a nice bright green - probably about 1-2 minutes.

Add a bit of sea salt and cayenne, toss and enjoy!!! If you'd prefer a more complete protein form (i.e. one with more nutrients than just protein and iron) go for beans! I like this dish with red kidney beans.

Bonus! the vitamin C in the sweet potato and kale help with iron absorption from the tofu/beans!

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