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Spiced Sweet Potato & Red Lentil Soup Maker Recipe

This sweet potato soup maker recipe with red lentils is hearty and delicious, making it perfect for a cold Winter's day. It's low fat, healthy and infused with warm spices, it's sure to become a regular favourite!
Includes recipe video to follow along.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: british
Keyword: red lentil, soup, sweet potato
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 218kcal
Author: Vikkie Lee

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 litre water
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 500 g sweet potatoes peeled & diced
  • 100 g red lentils no need to pre-soak
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 chicken stock cubes or vegetable
  • ½ teaspoon mild chilli powder
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • Seasoning
  • Squirt lemon juice
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Add oil to a large pot or soup maker with a saute function. Then gently soften the onions and garlic over medium-high heat.
  • Add the warming spices and fry over low heat for 1 minute while stirring.
  • Now add the diced sweet potatoes, lentils, stock, salt, pepper, tomato puree, and vegetable stock in a soup maker or soup pot.
  • Select the smooth function on your soup maker, or simmer for 22 minutes on your stove top over medium heat and puree with a stick blender.
    Then add the lemon juice, zest and fresh herbs like mint, coriander, etc.

Video

Notes

Pro tips
  • Use the best or freshest stock you can as it will make one of the biggest differences. By using homemade, you are limiting the additives and preservatives
  • Avoid burning the onions and garlic while gently frying, oitherwise you can result in a bitter taste
  • If you don't have a high powdered blender, you can use a potato masher to break up the ingredients for a semi smooth texture
  • Season the soup at the end for better control
  • To enhance the flavours, don't skip the lemon or lime juice at the end, or you can stir in tamarind paste
  • Avoid other types of lentils as they can burn at the bottom of a soup maker
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Substitions
  • Sweet potatoes - swap for a lentil and carrot soup if preferred or another starchy vegetable like butternut squash, pumpkin, etc
  • Red lentils - You can substitute other types of lentils for the red lentils, such as brown or green lentils. Or, swap for canned chickpeas or cannellini beans without affecting the creaminess of the soup
  • Spices - swap for 2 teaspoon of your own ras el hanout, which are traditional Moroccan spices, or use Thai curry paste garam masala, curry powder, or chipotle paste
  • Stock - use vegetarian, vegan or gluten free if required
Variations
Roast the vegetables first - for a richer soup taste, you can toss diced sweet potato cubes, onions and garlic in a small bowl with spices and oil, then roast a single layer until golden brown
Use extra veggies - no vegetables are off limits, so you can use what you have or fancy. This could be leftover roasted carrots, parsnips, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, etc
Add extra protein - for satiety, you can add cooked shredded meat like this split pea and ham soup, chicken breast with red lentils, turkey, or meat free options like tofu, soya mince with red lentil etc
Satay - if adding coconut milk for a creamy sweet potato soup, this would be a great time to stir in some smooth peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew nuts before cooking and toasted sesame seeds
Low carb - if following a keto diet and want to reduce your carbs, you can use a small head of cauliflower instead of sweet potato
Extra spicy - for those who love heat, you can stir in some Siracha, top with spicy jalapeno slices, Tobasco, etc
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 556mg | Potassium: 718mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 17854IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 3mg