Spiced Sweet Potato Soup, Sumac Croutons & Chorizo

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Sweet potato soup spiced with ras-el-hanout and topped with sumac croutons and crispy chorizo. Finish off with a dollop of yoghurt for a filling winter meal.

The moment it ticked over to November it was suddenly freeeeezing.

It’s depressing in a way, I genuinely think I’d forgotten what cold felt like. Suddenly I have to get used to frozen fingers and toes again. Rubbish!

But the thing that unfreezes fingers is holding a big bowl of steaming hot soup. Luckily I have one of those for you today.

You want some soup don’t you? How about spiced sweet potato soup? And you can even chuck on a couple of croutons tossed with a sprinkling of a zingy sumac. Or how about some crispy fried chorizo. Or even better, both!

I’ve been making a curried version of this sweet potato soup for years. It’s one of the best comfort foods and it fills you up real good thanks to all those carbs.

The other night I was trying to work out what to make Will for dinner before he went out and I couldn’t get this soup out of my head despite the fact Will hates having soup for dinner.

Unfortunately for Will I decided I wasn’t going to give in to his bizarre anti-soup sentiments. I figured I’d mix it up a bit this time round and go for a ras-el-hanout spiced soup this time.

Croutons always make soup better so I threw some in the oven and then tossed them with sumac. One final thing was needed, a handful of chopped chorizo fried in a pan while the soup was cooking.

Throw it all together with some cooling yoghurt and you’re ready to eat! Make sure you keep the tray of croutons and chorizo next to you all the way through so you can keep adding toppings, that will make or break your meal, trust me.

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WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH THE LEFTOVER INGREDIENTS YOU’VE GOT FROM MAKING THIS SPICED SWEET POTATO SOUP WITH SUMAC CROUTONS & CHORIZO?

If you’re anything like me then you’re always looking for ways to save money and avoid food waste so I want to make sure you’ve get plenty of ideas on how to use up any ingredients that are leftover from my recipes!

Use up the chorizo in this chorizo shakshuka

Sweet potatoes can be finished up in this peanut and sweet potato stew

Spiced Sweet Potato Soup with Sumac Croutons and Chorizo

Sweet potato soup spiced with ras-el-hanout and topped with sumac croutons and crispy chorizo. Finish off with a dollop of yoghurt for a filling winter meal.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 690kcal

Author: Amy Fulwood

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Onion chopped
• 680 g Sweet Potato peeled and chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic crushed
• 1-2 tbsp Ras-el-Hanout
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 litres Vegetable or Chicken Stock
• 200 g Red Lentils
• 1 400g tin Coconut Milk
• 2 slices Bread (whatever kind you like)
• Drizzle of Olive Oil
• 1 tsp Sumac
• 75 g Chorizo cubed
• Yoghurt for serving

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Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 200°C. Heat the oil in a large soup pot over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for five minutes. Add the sweet potato and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes then add the ras-el-hanout and a good helping of salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Pour in the stock and lentils and bring to the boil. Cook for 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Blend the soup until smooth then return to the heat and add the coconut milk, check for seasoning and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Cut the bread into cubes  and place on a baking tray with a drizzle of olive oil. Place in the oven for 8-10 minutes until crispy and brown. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with sumac. Toss.
• While the croutons are cooking heat a drizzle of olive oil in a small frying pan over a medium high heat. Add the chorizo and cook until crispy. Serve the soup topped with the croutons, chorizo and a dollop of yoghurt.

Nutrition Facts

Spiced Sweet Potato Soup with Sumac Croutons and Chorizo

Amount Per Serving

Calories 690 Calories from Fat 297

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 33g 51%

Saturated Fat 22g 110%

Cholesterol 16mg 5%

Sodium 416mg 17%

Potassium 1426mg 41%

Total Carbohydrates 78g 26%

Dietary Fiber 21g 84%

Sugars 10g

Protein 24g 48%

Vitamin A 483.2%

Vitamin C 11.9%

Calcium 14.5%

Iron 52.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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