Leek, Onion & Sweet Potato Soup
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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 25 mins
A hearty soup that marries the sweetness of leeks and onions with the creaminess of sweet potatoes in one warm, bay-scented bowl.
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250 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 1 onion
  • 2 leeks
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • A handful of flat leaf parsley, leaves only
From your kitchen
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 800ml boiling water
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Peel and finely chop the onion. Trim the very tops and bottoms off the leeks. Halve it and rinse out the grit. Finely slice them. Warm a large pan for 1 min. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and the onion and leek. Season with salt and pepper. Cover, keep the heat low, and sweat for 5 mins.

  • 2.

    Peel and finely chop the potatoes. Add it to the pan with 1/2 tsp mixed spice and 1 bay leaf. Crumble in the stock cube. Pour in 800ml boiling water. Cover, turn up the heat and bring to the boil. Simmer for 20 mins till the potatoes are tender.

  • 3.

    Fish out the bay leaf. Ladle the soup into a blender and blitz till smooth, or use a hand-held blender in the pan. Taste and add more salt and pepper if you think it needs it.

  • 4.

    Finely chop the parsley leaves. Serve the soup in warm bowls topped with the chopped parsley and a pinch more of the mixed spice.

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