Sweet Potato Soup

Serving: 4-5

Ingredients

1. 3 large sweet potatoes

2. 5 cups of vegetable broth

3. 1 teaspoon of nutmeg 

4. 1 1/2 cups of chopped walnuts

5. 1 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar

6. 1 teaspoon of salt

7. basil to taste

Directions

1. Chop sweet potatoes into bite size cubes

2. Place the sweet potatoes and vegetable broth in a large pot.  Mare sure the broth covers the sweet potatoes.

3. On a medium-high heat, mix the sweet potatoes and vegetable broth until potatoes begin to soften.  

4. Once softened, drain sweet potatoes from the broth and place in a mixing bowl.  Do not throw out vegetable broth as that will be used later for the soup.

5. Puree the sweet potatoes until they become a smooth texture. 

Walnuts: 

6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

7. Spray cooking oil on a baking sheet and place chopped walnuts.  

8. Place in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until toasted.  

Back to soup...

9. Add sweet potatoes back into the pot of vegetable broth, and place on a medium-low heat.  

10. Add nutmeg, cinnamon sugar and salt.  Mix well.  

11. Once heated, add basil to taste. 

12. Pour sweet potato soup into a serving bowl and top off with some toasted walnuts.