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Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk

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Simple curried sweet potato soup with coconut milk is easy to make. A great soup to enjoy as a main dish or side dish with a salad our sandwich.

sweet potato soup with coconut milk - The Foodie Affair

Warm me up!

Well, heck, just when I thought we were clear for spring, a down pour of rain hits us! I’m not talking about a little splash of sprinkles that our yard happily welcomes. We had buckets of rain, a full fledge dump that encouraged the electricity to go out, and a 3:00 a.m. wake-up call by what sounded like a storm heading through our roof! We also endured several days of crazy driver syndrome hitting the roads! Slow your roll folks!!

I had plans that went hand in hand with clear, spring-like weather, like finally wearing those simple navy blue suede shoes that I hunted for and finally bought. By the way, do you know how hard it is to find navy blue shoes?!

Blue-Suede-Shoes

Back into your new box you go for a sunnier day!

I know, quit whining spoiled Cali girl! Some of you are still being pelted by hail and buried in snow. So sorry! I’ll try to be more sympathetic 🙂 But first, I must ask, do you know that in California I can still head out the door wearing flip-flops, even when  it’s raining?! Not that I do that or anything 🙂

Confused by Mother Nature’s temperament (it’s sunny today, but with looming clouds), I decided that I needed to make something warm and comforting. Soup always pampers my soul and reminds me to enjoy the coziness of home.

I can always count on a fellow blogger to inspire me with their creations. After seeing Deanna’s recipe at SOLE Food Kitchen I needed my sweet potato soup fix! I’ve been eating a lot of sweet potatoes lately. Usually, they make their appearance in November, and I’m done for the season, but I’ve been sautéing, baking, and now roasting them for soup!  Deanna added chipotle in her sweet potato soup, and her recipe is a meal for one, maybe two if you are feeling generous. Check it out. Also, take a peek at her healthy weekly menus for some great ideas on feeding your family for $100 per week!

Sweet potato soup with coconut milk - The Foodie Affair

Roast your sweet potatoes to enhance the flavor in your soup.

Yield: 4

Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk and Curry

Ingredients

  • 3 medium sweet potatoes, roasted
  • 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, more for roasting sweet potatoes
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 stalks of celery, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon of garam masala (replace with curry if you don't have it)
  • 1 teaspoon of curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 5 cups of chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 can of coconut milk (I used Thai Kitchen, lite)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Cut clean sweet potatoes in half. Place on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil roasting until tender, between 45-60 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let cool before removing skin.
  • While cooling, in a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and celery and sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir until blended.
  • Add garam masala and curry powder, mixing into the onion mixture and remove pan from the heat.
  • Add the flesh of the sweet potatoes into the spice and onion mixture, blending with a potato masher.
  • Add the chicken or vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover, simmering for 15 minutes.
  • If you have an immersion blender (lucky!) blend until smooth or puree in batches with a food processor or blender. Put soup back in saucepan.
  • Add coconut milk and stir well.
  • Garnish with cilantro, basil, yogurt or sour cream.
    • © Sandra @ The Foodie Affair
    Category: Soup
    Sweet potato soup with coconut milk - The Foodie Affair

    Grab a bowl!

    My hubby and I had this soup for dinner with salmon, brown rice, and sautéed kale (our non-traditional Easter dinner), and since I have a microwave that I can use at work, for three days I packed up leftover soup for lunch. It’s so tasty! I’m ready to make another batch.

    Sweet potato soup with coconut milk - The Foodie Affair

    A satisfying sweet and spicy soup

    Garam Marsala is a mixture of spices used often in Indian cuisines. It can have a bit of heat depending on the brand and mixture of spices. I used the Spice Islands brand adding a depth of flavor that is delicious. If you don’t have the spice, feel free to substitute it with more Curry and a dash of red peppers or make your own mixture adjusting to your preference. The spices were adapted from this recipe.

    If you love coconut milk based recipes as much as I do, then you might enjoy this Spicy Coconut Lime Sauce by Healing Tomato’s Blog.

     

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    2. Very warming and delicious soup. We have had 3 straight weeks of rain in Hong Kong. today was the first day the sun has tried to peek its head out. Great days for soup.

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    3. Well at least it has stopped snowing in New Hampshire but there are still patches of snow on the ground. Your delicious sounding soup is perfect for our cold evenings. Oh, and don’t get your pretty suede shoes spotted from rain…that would be a shame.

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      • Thanks, Heather! More playing around with my blog, acting like I know what I’m doing 😉

        I’m always so impressed with Deanna’s planned menus, and how organized she is with grocery shopping!

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    8. So, I was trying to find a recipe for all the sweet potatoes I got in my CSA basket the last two weeks and thought a curried soup might be a good idea. I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to see that The Foodie Affair was hit number three on google. I thought I recognized it as yours and sure enough! I’m excited about making one of your recipes tonight!

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    9. Please could you put cent. & Fahrenheit temp and also what size coconut milk tin should I use? Sweet potato cooking as we speak looking forward to dinner tonight

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