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Spicy Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Creamy, satisfying and full of flavors, this quick soup is perfect for a weeknight meal.
I don't often create recipes, that's because I tend to do a lot of ad-libs when it comes to cooking—swapping out ingredients that I don't have or modifying recipes for certain purposes.
Through Nourish & Treat, I hope to instil that skill in you. On Saturday, my daughter and I were doing our usual market shop. It was cold, so we decided to grab a cup of hot soup. It was Spicy Sweet Potato. I was blown away by how tasty it was. It was like drinking a warm hug. It gave a new meaning to how food can positively impact us.
I didn't have the recipe, so I decided to try to re-create it. Here it is. In this recipe, I'll give you the quantities I used and some suggestions below if you would like to optimise it for certain nutritional needs. Feel free to switch things up and experiment with it.
The quantities make quite a big batch. I wanted leftovers to freeze for the week. So here we go. Our first recipe on N&T!
Spicy Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Prep Time 15 minutes | Cook time 30 minutes | Serves 6 to 8
Tools
Large Saucepan
Blender
Ingredients
1 Onion, roughly cut
3 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced (garlic powder is also good)
Olive Oil (a good dash)
4 Carrots, peeled and roughly cut
3 Sweet Potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-2 inch chunks
2 Litres of water
1 - 2 Tablespoons of stock, I used Massel Chicken stock
2 tsp of Cumin Powder
1/2 tsp of Ground Ginger
Sprinkle of Chili Flakes
2 tbsp Sour Cream, or Quark, or Cream (optional)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Method
- Add a good dash of oil (I used olive oil), onions and garlic to the saucepan and cook until soft and slightly brown
- Add sweet potato and carrots
- Add water
- Add stock powder, cumin, ginger, salt and some pepper.
- Bring to a simmer for about 30 minutes until the vegetables are soft and cooked.
- Once cooked, blend the soup until it is a smooth consistency.
- Stir through sour cream and season with salt and Pepper to taste.
Nutrition Enhancements (optional)
Try any of the following suggestions to improve the nutritional quality of certain minerals.
Iron, Protein, and Fibre
Add 1/2 to 1 cup of red lentils at step 2.
Calcium, Protein
Add some milk powder at step 6 before blending
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