Thai-Inspired Sweet Potato Ginger Soup
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
4 medium sweet potatoes, diced4 cloves garlic, minced1/4 cup ginger root slices, minced6 cups vegetable broth (low sodium or homemade, so the sodium content won't be as high as the calculator says!)1 tbsp fish sauce1 cup coconut milk2 tbsp chili powder2 tsp black pepper1 tsp kosher salt2 tbsp olive oil1 stalk lemongrass, cut into sticks that will fit into pan2 tbsp fresh basil
Heat oven to 400.
Toss the diced sweet potatoes with 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper, and chili powder. Spread ina single layer onto a baking sheet. Roast the sweet potatoes until soft and caramelized, about an hour.
While the potatoes roast, heat the remaining olive oil in a large soup pot. Saute the garlic and ginger in the olive oil for about two minutes, then add the vegetable broth and lemongrass pieces. Simmer while you wait for the potatoes to finish roasting.
When the potatoes are finished roasting, add them to the soup pot, and simmer for 30 minutes to an hour.
A couple of minutes before you are ready to eat, add the fish sauce and the coconut milk, gently mixing them into the soup.
Serve garnished with the fresh basil.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CAKE-OR-DEATH.
Toss the diced sweet potatoes with 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper, and chili powder. Spread ina single layer onto a baking sheet. Roast the sweet potatoes until soft and caramelized, about an hour.
While the potatoes roast, heat the remaining olive oil in a large soup pot. Saute the garlic and ginger in the olive oil for about two minutes, then add the vegetable broth and lemongrass pieces. Simmer while you wait for the potatoes to finish roasting.
When the potatoes are finished roasting, add them to the soup pot, and simmer for 30 minutes to an hour.
A couple of minutes before you are ready to eat, add the fish sauce and the coconut milk, gently mixing them into the soup.
Serve garnished with the fresh basil.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CAKE-OR-DEATH.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 307.5
- Total Fat: 19.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 1,044.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 31.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
- Protein: 4.6 g
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