February 19, 2017 / In food , veggie / Tagged as: butter, onion, sweet potato, carrot, cinnamon, paprika, red chilli, coriander

Sweet potato and carrot soup

Total Cook Time

40 minutes

Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 large carrots
  • 1 large sweet potato
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 20g butter
  • 600ml vegetable stock
  • 2-3 small red chillis
  • fresh coriander to garnish

Method

  1. Gently cook the chopped onion in the butter over a medium heat until coloured.
  2. Add cubed carrot, sweet potato and chillis. Cook for a few minutes.
  3. Add cinnamon and paprika.
  4. Add vegetable stock, bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
  5. When the sweet potato is cooked take off the heat and use a hand blender to puree.
  6. Serve with a sprinkling of fresh coriander leaves.

The chilli’s add a brill fiery sensation to this soup. Ginger is a good alternate to add some zing to the recipe.