Sweet potato & lentil soup

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Prep:10 mins
Cook:25 mins

Serves 6
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 287
fat 8g
saturates 2g
carbs 49g
sugars 17g
fibre 6g
protein 9g
salt 0.71g

Ingredients

2 tsp medium curry powder
3 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, grated
1 eating apple, peeled, cored and grated
3 garlic cloves, crushed
20g pack coriander, stalks chopped
thumb-size piece fresh root ginger, grated
800g sweet potatoes
1.2l vegetable stock
100g red lentils
300ml milk
juice 1 lime

Method

Put the curry powder into a large saucepan, then toast over a medium heat for 2 mins. Add the olive oil, stirring as the spice sizzles in the pan. Tip in the onions, apple, garlic, coriander stalks and ginger, season, then gently cook for 5 mins, stirring every so often.
Meanwhile, peel, then grate the sweet potatoes. Tip into the pan with the stock, lentils, milk and seasoning, then simmer, covered, for 20 mins. Blend until smooth using a stick blender. Stir in the lime juice, check the seasoning and serve, topped with roughly-chopped coriander leaves.

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