Sweet potato & rosemary soup with garlic toasts

This rustic soup is super-quick and cheap to make, but full of flavour

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian, Vegan

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then fry the onion until soft. Crush 2 garlic cloves, add to the onion, then fry for 1 min more. Stir in the sweet potato, then cover with the stock and bring to the boil. Strip the leaves from one of the rosemary sprigs, then add to the pan. Simmer for 10 mins until the potato is soft.
Meanwhile, heat oven to 200C/ fan 180C/gas 6. Place the bread on a baking sheet, then brush with olive oil. Slice the remaining garlic clove in half, then rub the cut side over the bread along with the leaves from the second rosemary sprig. Season, then bake for 10 mins until crisp and golden.
Use a hand blender to roughly purée the soup, adding a splash of hot water if it seems too thick. Season well, then pour into warmed bowls and serve with the toasts.

PER SERVING

458 kcalories, protein 20g, carbohydrate 84g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 15g, salt 2.49 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2009.

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sweet_tooth

12 February 2009

sweet_tooth commented on this recipe

sweet potatos and bread, 0g of fibre? sure this is the right nutri info??

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Patsy

12 February 2009

Patsy commented on this recipe

I made this last week. The soup was wonderful although I did add more liquid about 1/2 pint and I also made it in the Pressure cooker for 10 mins. I have been taking this soup to work all week. Patsy

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Laurita

14 February 2009

Laurita rated and commented on this recipe

Didn't bother with the garlic toasts, althought I bet they'd be lovely, but I'm on a diet and have just made this to take to work during the week but still a tasty soup and so easy to make. Cheap too!

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josie

16 February 2009

josie rated and commented on this recipe

Made this over the weekend. The soup was lovely but I ended up liquidising it until smooth as I wasn't keen on leaving it so lumpy. Also added a pinch of chilli flakes with the garlic which added a nice kick. I did make the toasts but I think I would spread the garlic on the toast after it had been baked as if making bruschetta as it didn't rub on to the cold bread that easily (though this maybe because I used normal white bread - not ciabatta).

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Marzi

26 February 2009

Marzi rated and commented on this recipe

Really didn't think it was very good.

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Jo

03 March 2009

Jo rated and commented on this recipe

Didn't particularly enjoy this. i did do the garlic toasts which were tasty but the soup didn't do it for me so won't be doing it again.

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Mrs.M

15 March 2009

Mrs.M commented on this recipe

Lovely soup, I used chicken stock rather then vegetable and it tasted lovely, will be making this again for sure. I did blend this until smooth not very keen on lumps!

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joanne

06 July 2009

joanne commented on this recipe

I thought that this was awful and so did my family. We eat lots of home made soups but this is one that will definately not be made again.

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kelly

12 July 2009

kelly commented on this recipe

try adding red thai curry paste at the onion stage for a kick

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Natalie

23 July 2009

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Belkey

26 August 2009

Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

I made this adding a whole red chilli at the same time as the stock and then removing it before blending (I also let the soup sit for a good few hours before blending as I was busy doing other things!) Did enjoy the flavour of the rosemary with the sweet potato and the chilli added a little extra depth.

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ZeTallGerman

05 May 2010

ZeTallGerman rated and commented on this recipe

Made this a lot over the winter months, in fact, even cooked it as a starter on Xmas Eve! For a "richer" version, boil 2 Parmesan crusts with the veg and remove just before blending it (don't like lumps either). Didn't bother with the garlic toasts either.

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teapot

17 July 2010

teapot rated and commented on this recipe

Quite tasty and very easy. Boil things and blend! However I would only really make this again if I had too many sweet potatoes in the house, as I think any sweet potato that's not roasted is a wasted sweet potato!

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yddraig

26 September 2010

yddraig rated and commented on this recipe

Wow. Really liked this - very simple to make and very tasty. Like the idea of adding a red chilli - will try that next time.

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CocoVanilla

05 October 2010

CocoVanilla rated and commented on this recipe

Liked this a lot, I'm a huge fan of sweet potato. Just a little bit bland in taste and lumpy. I think adding a little bit of chili is a great idea to give it more of a kick!

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Scrummy!

04 November 2010

Scrummy! rated and commented on this recipe

I really liked this soup, but did find it needed lots of salt!

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Jam

26 August 2011

Jam commented on this recipe

I loved this recipe a great way to use up sweet potatoes. I blended it fully and added a little chilli powder. I did not make the toast but it did look good

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