Creamy Sweet Potato Soup with Mushrooms

Name: Creamy Sweet Potato Soup with Mushrooms
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Mirin; 2–3 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; ½ red onion, diced; Extra virgin olive oil; 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, diced; Sea salt; 4 cups spring or filtered water; 4 cups spring or filtered water; Organic soy sauce; 1 cup brown beech mushrooms, de-clustered

Preparation info

3–4
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Vegedibles

By Christina Pirello

Published 2023

About

This creamy sweet potato soup is balanced so nicely by fresh sautéed mushrooms so that each bite is the perfect balance of savory and sweet. I love to serve this relaxing soup at any meal, but it looks quite fancy and stands on its own for any special occasion as well.

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil
½ red onion, diced
Sea salt
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, diced

Europe
Italy
Mediterranean
Soup
Vegan

Method

Place a small amount of oil along with onion in a soup pot over medium heat. When the onion begins to sizzle, add a pinch of salt and sauté until translucent, about 2 minutes. Sir in sweet potatoes, a pinch of salt and sauté until shiny with oil. Add water, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sweet potatoes are quite soft, about 25–30 minutes. Season with salt to tast