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Spicy Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
A classic soup with lovely sweetness and just enough spicy complexity.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp harissa paste
- 6cups/1½ litres vegetable stock
- 3 sweet potatoes
- 2 carrots
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro/coriander
- Seeds for topping (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a saucepan sauté the onion in the olive oil for 5-7 minutes, then add the minced garlic and harissa paste and cook for 30 seconds longer.
- 2
Pour in the vegetable stock, then add chopped carrots and sweet potatoes with a pinch of salt, bring to a boil, then simmer for 30-35 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- 3
Blend the soup with an immersion blender or in a regular blender, add more salt to taste if needed. Serve topped with mixed seeds like pumpkin seeds or sunflower or nuts for texture and chopped fresh coriander.