Sweet Potato Soup
This cozy sweet potato soup is easy to make and oh-so-comforting! Bursting with flavor, it's delicious for lunch or dinner and perfect with a big piece of crusty bread.
Servings: 6
Calories: 279kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or high-heat oil of choice)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- Pinch cayenne pepper (or to taste)
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 2 to 3 large sweet potatoes), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Toppings of choice, such as coconut milk, chopped peanuts, and cilantro or parsley
Instructions
- Coat the bottom of a large pot with the oil and place it over medium heat.
- Give the oil a minute to heat up, then add the onion. Sweat the onion for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it becomes soft and translucent.
- Stir in the garlic, ginger, cinnamon, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Continue cooking and stirring everything for about 1 minute, until very fragrant.
- Stir in the sweet potato, broth, and orange juice. Raise the heat and bring the liquid to a boil.
- Lower the heat and allow the soup to simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are very soft.
- Remove the pot from heat.
- Blend the soup until smooth, either using an immersion blender or by transferring it in batches to a food processor or blender.
- Return the soup to the pot if you used a food processor or blender, then stir in the coconut milk.
- Place the pot back over medium heat and cook the soup for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, just to heat it back up.
- Remove the pot from heat and season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and top with toppings of choice. Serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 36.7g | Protein: 6.3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 9.1g | Sodium: 403mg | Potassium: 570mg | Fiber: 6.2g | Sugar: 14.2g | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg