Sweet Potato & Rosemary Soup | Abel & Cole
Sweet Potato & Rosemary Soup
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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Like a sunrise in a bowl, this gorgeous golden soup will brighten up your kitchen with its mix of sweet potatoes, garlic and rosemary.
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385 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 750g sweet potatoes
  • A handful of rosemary, leaves only
  • 1 onion
  • A pinch or two of cayenne pepper
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
From your kitchen
  • 1 tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • 800ml boiling water
  • Freshly ground pepper
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Peel and slice 1 garlic clove. Peel and roughly chop the sweet potatoes. Heat a large pan for 1 min over a low heat. Add 1 tbsp oil. Add the garlic and a pinch of the rosemary leaves. Add a pinch of salt and fry for 2-3 mins till the garlic is golden and crisp. Lift out of the pan with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl.

  • 2.

    Add the sweet potatoes to the pan and cook for 5 mins, stirring often, till caramelised and browned all over.

  • 3.

    While the potatoes cook, peel and finely chop the onion and remaining garlic cloves. Add to the pan. Sprinkle in a pinch of cayenne (cayenne is HOT, so use as much or little as preferred). Cook for 5 mins till slightly softened. If the veg stick, add a splash of water. Stir in the remaining uncooked rosemary leaves. Crumble in the stock cube. Pour in 800ml boiling water. Pop on a lid and simmer for 20 mins.

  • 4.

    Ladle the soup into a blender and blitz till smooth, or use a hand-held blender. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Ladle into warm bowls. Scatter over the crispy garlic and rosemary and drizzle each bowl of soup with 1 tsp oil each to serve.

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