Sweet potato, lime and coconut soup
30 Apr 2010 Leave a Comment
in Soup Tags: coconut milk, soup, steet potoato, Sweet potato lime and coconut soup
Toss sweet potatoes with 3 tbs oil and roast 30-40 minutes until tender. (if you’re in a hurry, cook in water until soft instead)
Fry the onion in rest of oil for 5 minutes then add sweet potatoes, spices and chillis. Fry 3-4 minutes. Add stock and coriander. Simmer half covered for 15 minutes.
Blend with the coconut milk until smooth. Add lime juice, pinch of sugar and salt and pepper to taste.
Serve in bowls with a swirl of yogurt and a sprinkling of chopped coriander.
Pea, Courgette and Mint Soup
30 Apr 2010 Leave a Comment
in Soup Tags: Pea Courgette Mint Soup, soup
Made this for girl’s lunch today:
Serves: 4
1 tsp Butter
1 onion, diced
3 Medium Courgettes
300g Frozen Petits Pois, thawed
1 ¼ litres hot vegetable stock
½ x 20g pack mint, leaves only
6 tbsp Single Cream
Finely grated zest of 1 Lemon
Warm a large pan over a medium to low heat. Add the butter and the onion and fry gently for 10 minutes or until softened but not coloured. Coarsely grate the courgettes and place four heaped tablespoons into a bowl with 2 tbsp of petits pois and set aside. Tip the remaining courgettes and peas into the pan. Mix well to coat in the butter.
Add the stock and increase the heat. Bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes or until the peas are just tender. Remove from the heat. Finely shred the mint leaves. Mix 2 teaspoons of mint into the bowl with the uncooked vegetables. Add the rest of the mint to the pan together with the cream.
Blitz the ingredients in the pan with a hand blender until completely smooth. Season to taste. Return to the heat and cook until the soup returns to serving temperature.
Ladle the hot soup into shallow bowls. Mix the lemon zest into the reserved bowl of uncooked vegetables. Spoon this mixture into the centre of each bowl and serve with plenty of freshly ground black pepper.
