 Hi, I'm Nicole, and welcome to the Produce Meets Simple Kitchen. We're your go-to resource for all things fruits and veg. Today I'm sharing a recipe with you that I picked up when I lived in England. It is a jacket potato. So what is a jacket potato? Essentially, it's a baked potato topped with almost anything you like. In England, the typical toppings could include beans, baked beans with cheese, sometimes coleslaw, tuna with corn. There's lots of yummy things. Today we are going to top it with avocado, cherry tomatoes, some green onion, and cilantro. And then we will do the typical beans and cheese, just because it's my favorite. So, what you do is you take your russet potatoes, wrap them in foil, and bake them in the oven. We've left them cool slightly so that I can touch them here for the camera. But a lot of the time you will find it's a little bit of a game of hot potato. You take the potato out and just slice it along the top. The thing when you're cooking with potatoes that's really important to remember is that you want the right potato for the job. Russets are great for baking because they have a high starch content. So when they bake, you get that fluffy, delicious texture that we love. A red potato is not as great baked because it has a waxier consistency and it remains kind of more solid. All you would do is take a fork and sort of fluff that up, and then you take your avocado. It's really important with an avocado that you're just really careful when you cut it in your palm with your hand that you don't hurt yourself. I'm going to just take a few tomatoes. And that's really important that I love about potatoes that they're actually excellent for you because the skin is really high in fiber. When you eat the whole thing, it really helps to keep you full for longer. Potatoes are also naturally gluten-free. They're fat-free. The other thing that's great to remember is that potatoes have a source of potassium, vitamin C, and are only 110 calories. So if you're looking for a healthy option, they're a great choice. The thing that you have to make sure is that you don't sew them up is loads of the fattening things like butter, mayonnaise, and sour cream. So that may not look completely perfect, but I know it's going to taste great. Okay, the second one, I'll just quickly show you, is my favorite, and it's the baked beans and cheese. So this is a great option for a weekday lunch. You could prep a load of potatoes on a Sunday night and then just pull them out and warm them up in the microwave if you like at work, or eat them cold. I mean a lot of people eat potato salad and it's cool, so there's really nothing wrong with doing that, especially on a hot summer day, and just a little bit of cheese just to top it off. Okay, that's it. Jacket potatoes. Remember, top them any way you like, and they make a great lunch or easy weeknight meal. Thanks so much for watching, and please like, comment, and subscribe for more Produce Me It's Simple. Bye!