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Sweet Potato Peanut Soup on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Sweet Potato Peanut Soup

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp neutral oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1 can 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
  • 5 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 cup smooth unsweetened peanut butter
  • 4 cups baby spinach roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a soup pot over medium. Cook onion 6 minutes. Stir in ginger, garlic and tomato paste for 1 minute.
  2. Add sweet potatoes, tomatoes with juices, broth, salt and cayenne. Bring to a simmer; partly cover. Cook 18–22 minutes until potatoes are tender.
  3. Whisk peanut butter with 1 cup hot broth until smooth. Return to pot; simmer gently 3 minutes, stirring along the bottom.
  4. Fold in spinach; cook 2 minutes until wilted. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice.