Sweet Potato Leek Soup
Serves: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients:
2 large or 3
smaller leeks / cut lengthwise and clean (use only the white parts, chop into
strips)
2 tablespoons
of avocado oil (or grapeseed oil)
6 cups of
distilled water
2 med size
sweet potato (I found purple sweet potato in the organic market and they were
wonderful) wash and dice into ½ inch squares
dash of
marjoram or oregano fresh or dried
½ teaspoon of
dried thyme or 2 teaspoons of fresh thyme
½ teaspoon of
dried chili flakes (hint add more if the soup is to sweet from the sweet
potato, the chili’s won’t make the soup hot to the taste. It will only balance
the sweet taste)
salt and
pepper to taste
Directions:
In a soup pot
add the oil and the fresh leeks. Cook in the covered pan for 10 min. over low
heat. This will wilt the leeks.
Add the water
and sweet potatoes. Bring to a low simmer and cook for 20 mins. Take half of the soup and put it into a blender
and blend till pureed. Return to the soup pot and the rest of the soup. Add to
the soup pot, spices, salt a pepper to taste. Simmer for 5 mins.
Serve this
wonderful flavoured soup with great confidence and a big smile. Garnish with
fresh parsley is a great presentation.
