Scarborough Fare

Sweet Potato Soup

 

Serves: 6

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 2 medium onions, chopped

• 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced

• 1 large celery stalk, diced

• Handful of celery leaves

• 6 cups peeled, diced (about 1/2 inch) sweet potatoes

• 2 bay leaves

• 1 tablespoon salt-free seasoning blend (such as Frontier or Mrs. Dash)

• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1 cup rice milk or light coconut milk, or as needed

• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

• Fresh parsley for garnish

 

1. Heat the oil in a soup pot. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and sauté over low heat until the onions are golden.

2. Add the celery leaves and sweet potato dice. Add just enough water to cover all but about an inch of the vegetables. Bring to a simmer, then stir in the bay leaves and seasonings. Simmer gently, covered, until the sweet potatoes and vegetables are quite tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the bay leaves.

3. With a slotted spoon, remove about half of the solid ingredients and transfer to a food processor along with about 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Process until smoothly pureed, then stir back into the soup pot. Or, simply insert an immersion blender into the pot and process until smoothly pureed.