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Moroccan Sweet Potato, Carrot & Chickpea Soup

I don’t know about the rest of you, but Melbourne has suddenly been hit with cold, miserable weather. The type where all you want to do is stay in bed with the electric blanket on and watch dvds. However, it is also good weather for soup! This mug may look normal size but I assure...

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Moroccan Sweet Potato, Carrot & Chickpea Soup
April 29, 2009
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Moroccan Sweet Potato, Carrot & Chickpea Soup

I don’t know about the rest of you, but Melbourne has suddenly been hit with cold, miserable weather. The type where all you want to do is stay in bed with the electric blanket on and watch dvds. However, it is also good weather for soup!

This mug may look normal size but I assure you it is massive.
This warm, tasty soup will be my lunch for the rest of the week with some nice grainy toasted bread. Just the thing I’ll need when I’m at work, especially because I won’t have to wonder down the street to find lunch in the freezing cold!

The spices used provide a nice middle eastern flavour, and the kick of chilli will definitely help to warm me up. I have a feeling I will be making this soup quite a few times this winter!

Moroccan Sweet Potato, Carrot & Chickpea Soup
Annette Forrest (www.taste.com.au)

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large brown onion, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
600g orange sweet potato, peeled, diced
500g carrots, peeled, sliced
6 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
300g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
1/2 small lemon, juiced
Turkish bread croutons (see note), to serve

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Stir in coriander, cumin and chilli powder. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add sweet potato and carrot. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add stock. Cover. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.

2. Add chickpeas to soup and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until chickpeas are tender.

3. Blend soup, in batches, until smooth. Return to saucepan over medium-low heat. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Heat, stirring, until hot (do not boil). Ladle into bowls. Top with croutons. Sprinkle with pepper.

Serves 4.

Voila! Bon Appรฉtit!

Comments

4 comments on “Moroccan Sweet Potato, Carrot & Chickpea Soup
  1. Cindy

    Good stuff! I’ll be cooking soup tonight – this frigid Melbourne weather demands it.

    April 29, 2009 at 5:43 pm
  2. Iron Chef Shellie

    Yes! I’m so over freezing my titts off ๐Ÿ˜› haha
    xo

    April 30, 2009 at 7:13 pm
  3. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    We’ve been hit by the cold too ๐Ÿ™ Arrgh what happened to Autumn? It seems like we’re straight into Winter. I agree, soup is just the ticket in this weather and this looks lovely, thick and creamy ๐Ÿ™‚

    May 1, 2009 at 1:42 pm
  4. Iron Chef Shellie

    Thanks Lorraine, it is sooo yummy it is my new favorite soup =)
    x

    May 1, 2009 at 9:27 pm
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