Soups

Sweet potato, coconut and lime soup

A velvety orange soup with coconut milk, ginger and a squeeze of lime. Warm, gentle and a bit special.

  • Time40 min
  • LevelEasy
  • Costabout £0.95 a head
4 servings

Ingredients

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the onion for 6 minutes until soft.

    6 min
  2. 2

    Add the garlic, ginger, cumin and chilli flakes and stir for 1 minute.

    1 min
  3. 3

    Add the sweet potatoes, crumbled stock cube and water. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 20 minutes until the sweet potato is very soft.

    20 min
  4. 4

    Pour in most of the coconut milk. Blend with a stick blender until completely smooth.

  5. 5

    Warm through for 3 minutes. Add the lime juice and a pinch of salt to taste.

    3 min
  6. 6

    Ladle into bowls, swirl in the last of the coconut milk and top with the coriander.

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