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Healthy sweet potato soup

First shown on 25 Jan 2012 on The Alan Titchmarsh Show.

Dale Pinnock
Recipe by
Dale Pinnock

Try nutritionist Dale Pinnock's delicious and healthy soup with sweet potato and mushrooms - perfect for battling cold or flu as it's packed with vitamins and minerals.

Ingredients

  • 1 red onion
  • 1 green chilli
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 5 cm piece of fresh ginger
  • 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
  • 1 punnet of shiitake mushrooms
  • 2 handfuls of goji berries
  • Vegetable stock

Method: How to make Healthy sweet potato soup

1

Finely chop the onion, chillies, garlic, and ginger. Add to a pan with a little olive oil, and a pinch of crystal salt. Sauté on a mid to high heat until the onion softens.

2

Dice the sweet potato. Slice the shiitake mushrooms. Add these two ingredients, plus the goji berries to the onion, garlic, chilli, and ginger. Stir well, then add enough vegetable stock to cover all the ingredients. Simmer well, until the potato is soft.

3

At this stage, add the soup to a blender, and blend into a vivid orange, spicy soup.