Roasted Sweet Potato and Leak Soup
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Ingredients:
Servings: 4
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 4 Leaks cut and wash
- 1 Teaspoon fresh thyme
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- salt and pepper
- 1 Teaspoon nutmeg
Directions
- Roast sweet potato in oven at 375 degree until golden
brown
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
- Saute leak onion and garlic until tender.
- Add the sweet potato and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the water and salt and pepper.
- Bring to the boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until sweet potatoes are very
tender.
- Puree the soup in a blender or food processor, reserving a few
chunks to stir back in for texture if desired.
- Finished with heavy whipping cream.