Sweet potato and potato leek soup
November 17, 2009 12:11 am
Healthy Eating recipes: Sweet potato and potato leek soup
This soup is one of my winter healthy eating favourites. I use sweet potato as well to top up the antioxidants to protect me from winter colds. I actually use mung beans in this recipe but use any bean you want. Of all the beans, I find mung beans cook the quickest and if I’m in a hurry, I simply thrown them in some boiling water and cook for about half an hour and they are done. Otherwise, simply get tinned. A little tip to remember with soup is that you always add boiling water and not cold water.
| 1 onion finely chopped 2 medium leeks – sliced 1 medium sized potato 1 medium sized sweet potato 1 tin of mung beans (or any beans you like) 1 cloves of garlic 1 inch fresh ginger 1 dessert spoon of wholegrain mustard 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg Juice of a small lemon or half a big lemon salt and freshly ground pepper |
Start by adding the onions to a large saucepan and throw in a little water. Put on a medium heat. While the onions are sweating, slice the leeks and dice the normal and sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch squares (or near this size!!). Leave onions for 5-10 mins to soften and then add the sliced leeks and add a little more water if necessary. Sweat for a few mins and add the sweet and normal potato. Next add the mustard, the lemon juice , garlic, ginger and the nutmeg. Pour in 2 pints of boiling water and stir well. Bring to boil and then bring down to a simmer for about 20 mins. Drain and wash off the tin of beans and add to soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with a little chopped parsley.
Wheat free, gluten free, sugar free, dairy free |
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