Name: Elsie's Homemade Sweet Potato & Lentil Soup
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 900 mL carton low-sodium chicken broth; 1 small onion, diced; 1 tbsp your favourite Indian curry paste; 1/2 cup split red lentils; 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into ½-inch (1 cm) pieces; 1 cup Borden 2% Reduced Fat Milk; 2 cups packed baby spinach; 2 tbsp lemon juice; plain yogurt for serving

Appetizer35 minServes 8

Instructions

Place broth, onion and curry paste in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add lentils, reduce heat and simmer covered for 5 min. Add sweet potato, continue to simmer covered about 10 min until lentils and sweet potatoes are tender. Add milk to hot soup.

Ladle about ⅓ of the soup into a blender or food processor (being very careful as it is hot). Purée, then return to soup in saucepan. Add spinach. Stir over medium heat, but don’t boil, just until spinach is wilted, 1 to 2 min. Stir in lemon juice. Serve with a dollop of yogurt, if using.

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Ingredients

900 mL carton low-sodium chicken broth
1 small onion, diced
1 tbsp your favourite Indian curry paste
1/2 cup split red lentils
1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into ½-inch (1 cm) pieces
1 cup Borden 2% Reduced Fat Milk
2 cups packed baby spinach
2 tbsp lemon juice
plain yogurt for serving

At a Glance

Cook Time

35m

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Total

35 min