Elsie's Homemade Sweet Potato & Lentil Soup - Borden Dairy

Elsie's Homemade Sweet Potato & Lentil Soup

35

Minutes

8

People

I want to cook for: people

Elsie's Homemade Sweet Potato & Lentil Soup

35

Minutes

8

People

I want to cook for: people

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

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.

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

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.