Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Sweet potato and carrot soup

Yum
Sometimes on a lazy weekend afternoon, I just want a quick and easy lunch, which doesn’t require a lot of cooking or cleaning. Soups generally fall in that category, and given how cold its been lately, that didn’t seem like a bad idea. I had a sweet potato on hand and typically have some carrots too for making salads, so I threw them all together along with some yogurt for a little tanginess. It took me only 10 minutes to put together this scrumptious meal.

 
Ingredients:
1 small sweet potato cooked (~½ cup)
¼ cup chopped carrots
½ cup water/stock
1 tbsp yogurt
1 tsp flour
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
lemon juice (optional)
salt
pepper
chopped parsley (optional - for garnish)
1 tbsp chia+flaxseed powder (optional)
 
 
In a blender/food processor, make a puree with the sweet potato, carrots, water/stock, yogurt, flour, nutmeg, salt, pepper. Transfer to a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until thickened to your liking and heated through. Add chia+flaxseed powder if using. Adjust water/stock if required. Adding lemon juice and lots of freshly ground pepper helps cut the sweetness of sweet potato and carrots. Add a dollop of sour cream or yogurt on top and garnish with fresh parsley. The soup makes for a perfect guilt free (aka oil/cream free) lunch on a cold winter day.

~Gayatri
 

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