Peanut Sweet Potato Soup
This is the last recipe from my cooking therapy this weekend. I call it cooking therapy because when I am creating in the kitchen I am happy. Nothing else in the world matters and my worries just don't seem so significant.
When I am done here I shall retire to the deck with a glass of Locatelli's Luna Piena (full moon). It is 77% Merlot and 33% Petit Verdot. This wine is grown, produced and bottled by the Locatelli Winery in San Miguel, California. Locatelli has been making wine for generations. Cesare Locatelli immigrated to America in 1889 and brought with him his family's rich heritage for wine making.
San Miguel is located just a few miles to the north of Paso Robles, California. When you are in the area, stop by the Locatelli winery and taste their fine wines. Mission San Miguel is close by as well and open to visitors year round.
On to the soup......
2 cups chopped sweet onion
1 1/2 cups chopped sweet red bell pepper
6 cups cubed sweet potatoes
3 cups fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped
6 cups vegetable broth
1 tablespoon fresh minced parsley
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (whole leaves are fine, they are too tiny to chop)
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon peeled and grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon sea salt
black pepper to taste
1/2 cup Betty Lou's Just Great Stuff Organic Powdered Peanut Butter
Coat a large stock pot with spray oil. Saute the onions and pepper until the onions are translucent.
Add the remaining ingredients except the peanut butter. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until the sweet potatoes are soft.
With a potato masher, break up some of the sweet potatoes. Or if you want a creamy soup, run it all through a food processor.
Whisk in the peanut butter. Bring back to a boil, turn off heat and serve.
Makes 11 cups. 95 calories per cup
To
peel fresh tomatoes just drop into a pot of boiling water for one minute. Then
immerse in cold water. The skins will slip right off.
Betty Lou's Just Great Stuff Powdered Peanut Butter- I used this decrease the calories. This product has just 40 calories per 2 tablespoons.
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