Carrot, sweet potato and coconut soup

Soups are a great way to avoid waste in your vegetable crisper. If there’s anything that looks like it’s about to turn, pop it into a pot with a few spices and chicken stock and turn it into Sunday dinner. A dash of curry never goes astray either!

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 onion

    chopped

  • 2 tsp curry powder

  • 1 litre chicken stock

  • 500ml water

  • 5 carrots

    peeled and chopped into chunks

  • 1 sweet potato

    peeled and chopped into chunks

  • 250ml coconut milk

Allergy Advice

Contains Nuts

Equipment

  • 1 heavy-based pan
  • 1 stick blender or food processor

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a heavy-based pan, sauté onion until soft.
  2. Add curry powder, sauté 1 minute.
  3. Add chicken stock, water, carrot chunks and sweet potato chunks.
  4. Simmer on a low heat until vegetables are soft.
  5. Add coconut milk and puree mixture with a stick blender or in a food processor.
  6. Reheat gently.

Notes

Tip
Serve with a cob of crusty bread and butter.
Variation
Pumpkin works equally well if you're out of sweet potato.

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