Delicious Spicy Sweet Potato, Red Pepper and Carrot Soup - a family favourite I have been making for years.
Although soups tend to be made more frequently in the winter, this soup is one I love to make any time of year. Great one for making a huge pot of and freezing some portions for another day. I like to have at least one tub in my freezer at all times.
It has the lovely natural sweetness from the sweet potato, carrots and red pepper with the spicy kick from the cayenne and a delicious combination of flavours from the added spices.
Doesn't it look beautiful when served up with a sprinkling of coriander?
When I make soups like this Spicy Sweet Potato, Red Pepper and Carrot Soup, I tend to prefer it to have little bites of the vegetables, rather than completely smooth.
So I just very roughly blend with an immersion blender like this handy Koölle Electric Powerful 3-in-1 800 Watt Hand Stick Blender below, once cooked:
I literally just add the stick blender into the soup for a couple of seconds, that's all it needs, to thicken it, while still being able to taste those lovely chunks of vegetables.
However, if you prefer a soup that is completely smooth, by all means, add it all into a blender and blend to your desired consistency.
Trying an SP day? Swap out the sweet potato for butternut squash, both are very similar - sweet potato is just a little more starchy and this is SP friendly.
This syn free Spicy Sweet Potato, Red Pepper and Carrot Soup is a perfect meal in a bowl. So filling and comforting, especially on a cold, winters day.
It freezes perfectly too, so is great for a batch cooking day, if you want to get some soups made up to freeze. I love having my freezer stocked with tubs of things like this, you never know when you might need to grab something for a quick meal on a busy day.
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Enjoy!!
Syn Free Spicy Sweet Potato, Red Pepper and Carrot Soup
Delicious Spicy Sweet Potato, Red Pepper and Carrot Soup – a firm family favourite
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped
- 1 large carrots, finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- ½ tsp of turmeric
- 1 tsp of cumin seeds
- 1 tsp of cumin
- 1 tsp of coriander
- 1 tsp of paprika
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 litre (4 cups) of chicken or vegetable stock
- Salt and pepper to season
- Cooking Oil Spray
- Finely chopped coriander
Instructions
- Spray a large deep saucepan over a medium high heat with spray oil.
- Add onion, garlic, cumins seeds and turmeric and fry for a few mins to soften.
- Add carrots, red pepper, cumin, coriander, paprika and pinch of cayenne and stir well to coat
- Add in the stock and sweet potato
- Bring to a boil and then simmer for 1 hour until all vegetables are softened
- Roughly blend the soup with a stick blender, (you don’t want to over blend, as the soup is delicious with some chunks of vegetables)
- Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Serve topped with fresh coriander
Notes
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly
- Slimming World - syn free per serving
- WW Flex/Freestyle Smart Points - 1 per serving
*suitable for freezing
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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 100Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 21mgSodium 1052mgCarbohydrates 21gFiber 4gSugar 6gProtein 3g
Karen Putland says
This soup is really lovely. I had it with a jacket potato so it was sin free
britmumincanada says
It is yummy isnt it and nice and filling. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Matthew Wilde says
Very tasty and filling - thank you
Selina says
Love this soup, I have it for lunch with a HEB roll
Mary says
WOW this soup was totally delicious.
Michele says
This soup is delicious and so easy..
Ange says
I put all the ingredients in my slow cooker on high for 3 hours. Lovely soup and so easy!
Paula Jowett says
Just made this soup absolutely gorgeous . Thank you.
Paula Jowett says
Just made this soup absolutely gorgeous . Thank you.
Lynda Johnston says
It is sooo cold at the moment I need something warm for lunch. This soup was delicious and very easy to make
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Thanks for commenting Lynda, it is a really yummy and filling one.
Emma says
Hi the recipe part of the above isnt showing?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Emma, thanks for letting me know, it's displaying now.
Louise says
Hi, please could you tell me how many carrots to use? Thanks.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Louise, it’s 1 large carrot as per the recipe. Hope that helps
lynn says
ive made it in a soup maker and its lovey and quick too
Mags says
Made this soup a few times beautiful
Georgina morrison says
I’ make this soup weekly for my sons packed lunch. It’s delicious and low calorie so win, win!!
Gemma says
Could you tell me how much butternut squash to use if I were to swap the sweet potato please?
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
hi Gemma, you will want to use the same amount so around 450-550g definitely no less than that.
Cathy says
Made this in my instant pot. 10 minutes on soup setting then just left it to release naturally. The only ingredient I omitted was cayenne pepper. It was amazing. Definitely will make it again. Perfect winter soup.