Quinoa Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
2 red onions
1 tbsp ground cumin
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1-2 long red chilies, de-seeded, chopped
Zest of 1 lemon
1.5 kg sweet potato, peeled and chopped
2 litres hot chicken or vegetable stock
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
140g quinoa, rinsed and drained
480 ml boiling water, extra

Garnish:
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 large clove garlic, finely grated
2 tsp ground cumin
30g fresh coriander, finely chopped
Lemon juice

Serves 6-8

Recipe kindly shared by Rena Patten
renapatten.com

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Directions

Prepare the Soup:
Heat oil in a large saucepan and sauté onions until soft. Stir in the cumin, garlic, chili and lemon zest and cook until fragrant.

Add the potato and stock and season to taste. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes until potato is tender.

Introduce the quinoa:
Purée soup and bring back up to the boil, add the quinoa and extra water, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes until quinoa is cooked.

Prepare the garnish:
Heat the oil in a small frying pan and sauté the garlic until it just starts to change colour. Add the cumin and cook until it starts to bubble.

Stir in the coriander and cook for a few seconds until the coriander starts to wilt, then pour the garnish into the soup.

Final assembly:
Stir in the garnish, check and adjust the seasoning. Serve with a good squeeze of lemon juice.

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