❑ CHOICE OF MEAT — IF you want meat in this dish, which you don't have to, you can choose salmon, chicken thighs, chicken breast meat, tofu cubes, etc. However many people you're serving, select the quantity of either per person. So, two people, two pieces of salmon or two chicken thighs, etc.

❑ SWEET POTATO — Typically, one whole sweet potato can serve 2 people. If it's a large sweet potato, you only need half of it. Use half, save the other half for another day. Where I get my sweet potatoes, they're HUGE! Like football size, almost! So, experiment. 

❑ BROCCOLI — Per person, I'd cut about 4-5 pieces.

❑ CAULIFLOWER — Per person, I'd cut about 4-5 pieces.

❑ BLACK BEANS — Love black beans and all the vitamins, nutrients and minerals they supply us with.

❑ PECANS — Crush, by hand, about 2/3 cup of crushed pecans to the sweet potato dish. I'll tell you when to add them below in the DIRECTIONS section.

❑ GRAPESEED OIL — Love this oil. Helps sauté my salmon and sweet potatoes to perfection.

❑ DASH SOUTHWEST CHIPOTLE SEASONING BLEND — May favorite, one-and-only, go-to seasoning for seasoning my salmon and black beans.

❑ ARIZONA PEPPERS JALAPEÑO PEPPER SAUCE — I like to add a little "kick" in spice to my sweet potato medley and I do it with this. I used to get a similar product at Trader Joe's until they discontinued it. Well, not to worry, it's the perfect replacement. Sprinkle just a few drops on your serving and you'll love how it adds just that extra little spicy bit without it being too hot. Try it!