Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk & Ginger

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Fresh with Anna Olson

By Anna Olson

Published 2009

  • About

Silky, sultry, and smooth, this soup plays up the contrast between sweet and heat.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp butter

Method

Melt the butter in a large saucepot over medium heat and cook the onion for 3 to 4 minutes to soften, but not brown. Add the sweet potato, 3 cups (750 mL) of the stock, the coconut milk, and ginger. Simmer for 25 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender. Purée the soup with a handheld blender until smooth, adding the remaining stock if too thick, then stir in the lime juice, and strain thro