Immune boosting soup! This recipe is packed full of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant vitamins and minerals to help power up your immune system and keep pathogens at bay.
Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Ingredients
- 1 kg sweet potatoes and carrots
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 750 ml vegetable stock
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 1/4 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 large thumb of fresh ginger grated
- splash of olive oil extra virgin
- salt and pepper to taste
- handful of sunflower seeds to serve
Instructions
- Peel and chop the sweet potatoes and carrots, drizzle with olive oil and roast on 200C for 45mins
- In a large pan, fry the onions until golden brown, add the garlic and fry for a couple more minutes
- Add the sweet potato and carrots to the pan
- Add the stock, chilli powder, ginger and turmeric
- Combine the ingredients and leave over a gentle heat for about 20 minutes
- Leave to cool slightly before blending with a blender to a thick consistency
- Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste
- Sprinkle with sunflower seeds and serve
