Sweet potato and apple soup recipe

Sweet Potato and Apple Soup recipe

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Ingredients

1 tbsp	butter
3	leeks, thinly sliced
1 large	carrot, thinly sliced
600 g	sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
2	large Bramley apples, peeled and diced
12 l	water
	salt and pepper
	nutmeg, freshly grated
225 ml	apple juice
255 ml	single cream
	chives, snipped fresh, to garnish

Instructions

Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the leeks, cover and cook until softened, stirring frequently.

Add the carrot, sweet potatoes, apples and water. Season lightly with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Bring to the boil, then simmer with reduced heat for about 20 minutes. Stirring occasionally, until the ingredients are tender.

Transfer the slightly cooled vegetables to a blender and purée until smooth. Return the mixture to the saucepan and add the apple juice. Simmer for about 10 minutes.

Stir in the single cream and simmer again, until heated through. Adjust the seasoning and add the chives to garnish. Ready to serve.

Preparation time:
ca. 15 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
57 kcal