Today's soup

Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup 

1 large sweet potato - peeled and diced 
1 large onion - sliced 
3 carrots - peeled and sliced 
1 tbs oil 
3 Cups stock 
1 clove crushed garlic 
1 tsp each cumin and crushed ginger 
sprinkle of chili flakes (optional) 
 
Heat oil over medium heat and add onion, cook until soft. 
Add cumin, ginger, garlic and chili if desired and stir well. 
Add sweet potato and carrot. 
Add stock and bring to the boil, once boiling reduce heat and continue to simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft. 
Blend before serving, you can add a little water if you prefer a thinner soup. 

Next weeks soup

Vegie Soup 

1kg mixed vegetables, roughly chopped. 
(For example we used potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, swede, celery, carrot and silverbeet.) 
1 tbs olive oil 
1 onion diced 
2 cloves garlic crushed 
1L vegetable stock 

 
Fry onion and garlic in oil over medium heat until soft. 
Add vegetables and stock and bring to the boil. 
Simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft. 
Blend until smooth and serve.