Curried Sweet Potato Soup & 4 More Sweet Potato Recipes

I think I could eat soup three times a day. What's not to love about a one pot meal of goodness? I created this soup for Northeast Flavor Magazine's website and wanted to share it with you guys as well. It's a spicy, sweet, creamy and packed with protein from white beans. If you are watching your calories/fat then you use 1 tsp of coconut oil and light coconut milk instead of the full fat.

A tip about lite coconut milk: Buy a can of the full fat stuff, add it to a blender with a can full of water, broth or unflavored soymilk and blend. This way you get twice as much for the money. If I won't be using the extra milk within a day or two I freeze it for future use.


My local Market Basket sells 3 lbs of sweet potatoes for $1.99 which usually gives me around 5 medium sized potatoes.





Curried Sweet Potato Soup

• 2 T coconut oil
• ¼ t cayenne (optional) 
• 1 t ground cumin
• ½ t ground coriander
• ¼ t cinnamon
• Pinch nutmeg
• 2 T curry powder
• 1 large onion, diced
• 8 cloves pressed garlic
• 2 T freshly grated ginger
• Healthy pinch of salt
• 2  T balsamic vinegar
• 4 c peeled and cubed sweet potatoes
• 1 c drained cannelini beans
• 2.5 c vegetable broth 
• 15 oz can coconut milk 
• 1-3 T Siracha Chili Garlic Sauce
• Juice of 1-2 limes (around 3 T)
• ½ c cilantro, chopped 
• Salt and pepper to taste (between ½-1 t salt depending on how salty your broth is)
• Garnish with sour cream or yogurt and more siracha if desired

Method:

1. Heat a heavy bottomed soup pot to medium, add oil and spices. Toast for 15 seconds
2. Add the onion, garlic and ginger along with a pinch of salt. Sauté for 10 minutes. 
3. Deglaze with balsamic vinegar and add the potatoes, beans, coconut milk and broth. Cover and bring to a strong simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are done
4. Stir in Siracha and lime juice; Puree with an immersion blender or in 2 batches in a regular blender taking care to remove the plastic top piece and cover with a towel to avoid burning yourself
5. Stir in cilantro, season with salt and pepper to taste
6. Serves 4 ( 2 cup servings )

Here are some links to some more Sweet Potato recipes:

• Sweet Potato Mash
• Roasted Sweet Potato Salad
• Sweet and Spicy Dahl 
• Italian Chickpeas, Sweet Potatoes and Greens

What's your favorite way to enjoy sweet potatoes?