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Leek, spinach and sweet potato soup

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March  6, 2015
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Leek, spinach and sweet potato soup
Leek, spinach and sweet potato soup
Leek, spinach and sweet potato soup
Leek, spinach and sweet potato soup
  • Serves 4
What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 2 smaller or 1 big leek, white and light green parts
  • 7 ounces (200 g) spinach fresh or frozen, chopped
  • 1 pound (2 medium) sweet potatoes, diced
  • 1 cup parsley, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic and equal amounts of ginger , sliced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (optional but recommended
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry thyme or 2-3 sprigs of fresh
  • 4 cups water or stock
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
Directions
  1. Clean, cut and wash leek, wash spinach if you are using fresh and coarsely chop, peel and dice sweet potato.
  2. Heat oil and add leek, garlic, thyme, ginger and jalapeno. Cook 3-4 minutes.
  3. Add spinach, parsley and sweet potato.
  4. Add water or stock, salt and black pepper.
  5. Cook for 30 minutes.
  6. Serve as it is or blends but leave some chunky, so you can use to garnish the soup.
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1 Review

barriehie
barriehie February 19, 2023
Really good! When I pureed mine in the blender I added a bit of half n half to smooth it out and threw in a pinch of nutmeg. Will certainly make again.
 

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