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Sweet potato and coconut soup

Thick and smooth with warming ginger, this hearty veggie soup is comfort in a bowl

Thick and smooth with warming ginger, this hearty veggie soup is comfort in a bowl

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(110 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 45 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 6

Cooking Time

Price: 39p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 408g serving contains

Energy
853kj
204kcal
10%
Fat
6.5g
Med
9%
Saturates
3.7g
Med
19%
Sugars
9.4g
Med
10%
Salt
0.29g
Low
5%
2
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
209kj/50kcal

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

3cm thumb-sized piece ginger, chopped

1tbsp rapeseed oil

4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped

1 reduced-salt vegetable stock cube

400ml reduced-fat coconut milk

2 spring onions, shredded, to serve

Chilli flakes, to serve

Method

1
In a lidded pan, fry the onion, garlic and ginger in the oil on medium for 10 mins to soften, not brown.
2
Add the sweet potatoes, stock cube and 1L boiling water. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 30 mins or until softened.
3
Stir in the coconut milk (reserving a little to serve) and blitz with a handheld blender until smooth. Divide between 6 bowls.
4
Drizzle with the reserved coconut milk; sprinkle with the spring onions, chilli flakes and some pepper.