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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (436g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 324
Calories from Fat 31		(9%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.5g	5%
	Saturated Fat 0.8g	4%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 6mg		2%
Sodium 361mg		15%
Potassium 957mg		27%
Total Carbohydrate 60.0g		19%
	Dietary Fiber 9.0g	36%
	Sugars 10.8g
Protein 16.0g		32%
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Sweet Potato and Lentil Soup

Recipe #164652 | 40 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: misstasty
Apr 17, 2006

This soup is a little spicy, elegant enough for a dinner party, super cheap to make and very tasty... Don't be put off by the lentils - trust me you won't know they are there (and secretly they are so good for you).

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

5 cups chicken stock or water
1 cup red lentil
3 medium onions
750 g sweet potatoes
5 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 cup coriander, chopped (or less to your taste)
1 lemon
salt and black pepper

Directions

1
Peel and roughly chop the onions and sweet potatoes - can be chunky.
2
Combine with the stock or water, lentils, garlic, cumin, cayenne and turmeric in a pot.
3
Cover and bring to the boil. Simmer until the potatoes and lentils are cooked - about 20-30 minutes.
4
Puree the soup, adding in the coriander and the juice of the lemon. Add salt and pepper to taste (lots of pepper for me).

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From: stazz

On Nov 4, 2009

Skipped the cayanne for my toddler's benefit, but this is still delicious. The lentils are there, but only lending thickness and body to the soup. I'll definately be making this again!

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From: amypalooza

On Aug 30, 2009

This is my 5 year olds FAVORITE soup. He is packing it on his first day of kindergarten!!!!! Now that is what I call COMFORT food!!!! I do everything that the recipe says except the coriander/cilantro, just not a big fan. The only other thing I differ in is I don't peel the sweet potatoes. That's where all the nurtients are. Having said that this soup is AWESOME!!!!!!!!

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From: Fulltime Chef

On Oct 16, 2007

So good! I didn't bother pureeing the soup and thought it was very delicious. I would advice people in the United States that when the recipe calls for 1/2 cup coriander it is referring to what you find in supermarkets here as fresh cilantro (don't use dried coriander seeds or ground coriander - this would give it a very different flavor).

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From: SugarJen

On Jun 4, 2008

Yum, yum, and yum again. Thank goodness for the poster who explained that this recipe is asking for a half cup of cilantro, not a half cup of ground coriander!! The lemon also really added something at the end. The only thing I would change next time is to boil the lentils and spices for about 20 minutes before I add the potatos and onions. The potatos were really falling apart before the lentils were done.

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