Curried Sweet Potato And Quinoa Soup Recipes

CURRIED SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Stir chicken broth, sweet potatoes, baby carrots, onion, red curry powder, cinnamon, and ground ginger together in a slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 7 hours.
• Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid in place. Pulse blender a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return pureed soup to slow cooker. Stir half-and-half and maple syrup into the soup; season with salt and pepper.
• Cook on High for 20 minutes.

CURRIED SWEET POTATO AND QUINOA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or stockpot, heat oil over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add onions, carrots and celery and cook, stirring, until carrots have softened, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, curry powder and orange zest and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add sweet potato and stock and stir well. Bring to a boil. Stir in quinoa. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until quinoa is tender and flavors have blended, about 30 minutes. Add orange juice and maple syrup and heat through. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and garnish with toasted walnuts and a drizzle of yogurt, if using. Healthy Cooking Tip To get this quantity of puréed sweet potato, bake, peel and mash 1 large or 2 medium sweet potatoes, each about 6 oz. You can also use a can (14 oz) of sweet potato purée.