Warm up Sweet Potato & Tomato Soup

Name: Warm up Sweet Potato & Tomato Soup
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter or oil; 1 whole onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric and black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 quart (4 cups) frozen tomatoes, thawed. Or fresh tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped, or canned diced tomatoes with their juices.; 3 cups stock; 10-12 leaves fresh basil (about 2-3 tbsp, or 2 frozen ice cubes of preserved basil, preferably in butter or oil. Click here for more info on freezing and preserving basil.); 1.5-2 cups milk, cream or coconut milk

I really wanted a grilled cheese and tomato soup because it was one of those chill-you-to-the-bone days. Of course, it being February, there were no tomatoes or basil leaves in the garden-- just snow. But I did have a quart of our frozen tomatoes on hand, as well as a few sweet potatoes and cubes of minced basil in olive oil that I froze last summer. I pulled up our Tomato Basil Soup recipe, tweaked it a little, and I found my perfect for winter, warm-up soup. Enjoy!

1 tbsp butter or oil

1 whole onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric and black pepper

1 tsp salt

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced

1 quart (4 cups) frozen tomatoes, thawed. Or fresh tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped, or canned diced tomatoes with their juices.

3 cups stock

10-12 leaves fresh basil (about 2-3 tbsp, or 2 frozen ice cubes of preserved basil, preferably in butter or oil. Click here for more info on freezing and preserving basil.)

1.5-2 cups milk, cream or coconut milk

Melt butter or oil over medium-low heat in a large soup pot. Add onion, and cook till it's very soft for 10-15 min. Add minced garlic, and cook for 1-2 more min.

Add peeled and diced sweet potato peeled, spices and salt. Stir well, then cover and cook 8-10 min.

Uncover, add tomatoes and stock, bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cook until potatoes are totally soft, another 8-10 minutes.

Add basil leaves and purée, adding additional cream or coconut milk for a richer texture.

CategoryCat McAllester, Soups & Stews, Vegan, VegetarianTags#frozentomatoes, #sweetpotato, #stock, #tomatoes

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