RECIPE BY MARIA FROM @thefitstitch
Incredibly creamy, hearty and delicious, this thai sweet potato soup is another recipe worth recreating for your loved ones! Serve this on a cold fall or winter day with your coconut bowls and wooden spoon.
SERVES 4
INGREDIENTS
- SOUP
- Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
- Sweet Potato, 1 large (peeled and cubed)
- Carrots, 2 (peeled and sliced)
- Onion, 1/2 (chopped)
- Garlic Clove, 1 (minced)
- Cumin Powder, 1 tsp
- Vegetable Stock Cube, 1
- GInger, 1 tbsp (minced)
- Thai Curry Paste, 4 tbsp
- Light Coconut Milk, 1 can
- Lemon or Lime, 1 (juiced)
- Water, 2 1/2 cups
- Salt, 2 tsp
- Black Pepper, 1 tsp
- TOPPINGS
- Roasted Chili Cashews
- Parsley/Coriander
- Lime
- Mixed Seeds
- ROASTED CASHEWS (OPTIONAL)
- Cashews, 1 cup
- Coconut Oil, 1 tbsp (melted or olive oil)
- Paprika, 1 tsp
- Salt, 1 tsp
- Pepper, to taste
- Chili Powder, 1/2 tsp
METHOD
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 min, add ginger, garlic, cumin and curry paste and cook for another 2 min mixing constantly.
- Add sweet potato cubes and sliced carrot, salt and pepper and mix until all sweet potato and carrot pieces are covered in the Thai mixture.
- Add 3 cups of water, coconut milk and vegetable stock cube and combine. Bring mixture to a boil give a good stir to combine all ingredients together and then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 25 min, until the sweet potato and carrots are soft and tender.
- Mix soup in a hight speed blender or hand blender.( Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.)
- Top with coriander or parsley, roasted cashews, lime or mixed seeds.
- For the Roasted Chili Cashews, preheat oven to 140ºC/285ºF. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, transfer to a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes tossing and flipping around halfway.
Maria is an architect with a Masters in Sustainable Environmental Design by day and a real foodie by night. She loves creating easy and simple plant-based recipes and is passionate about our environment and all things sustainable.
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