| Sweet Potato Soup With Carrots And Carrot Greens |
Recipe type: Soups
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Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Serves: 4
This soup is loaded with vitamin B from the carrots and sweet potatoes. You also get a nice amount of chlorophyll from the carrot greens and leeks. I hope the color does not turn you off (greenish orange) because it is a very tasty and healthy soup. In French: Soupe de Fanes de Carottes et Patate Douces.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2-3 white parts of leeks, sliced thin (about 2 cups)
- 1 tsp sea salt
- The greens of a fresh organic bunch of carrots (6 to 8 carrots)
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 6-8 carrots, sliced
- 1 1/2 quarts water or vegetable broth, cold
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 2 Tbsp butter
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, heat the oil and butter.
- Sweat the leeks in the oil with the sea salt until they are tender.
- Add the carrot greens, and sauté for another minute.
- Add the sweet potatoes, carrots, water, salt and pepper.
- Bring to boil.
- Lower the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- Process the soup in a blender one batch at a time.
- Pour into a soup tureen. Drop the additional butter and freshly chopped parsley for decoration
Notes
Chef’s tip: This recipe can be prepared with a pressure cooker. It will give the same results but faster. Finish the same way.
Sweet Potatoes
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