Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

Just think creamy sweet potato with roasted garlic, ginger & turmeric. This soup is perfect for a cold February day; whether you are battling the ski slope, have a yucky winter cold or you just want something that will comfort your soul on a winters day. 

Ingredients for first step include: 

• 6 small sweet potatoes or 3 - 4 large sweet potatoes 
• 1 head of garlic 

Instructions for first step is as follows: 

Heat oven to 375 F. Cut potatoes in half, lengthwise, and coat the top of the sweet potato with a tiny bit of oil. Place face down on baking pan. For the head of garlic, slice the top of the garlic head and you can choose to rub oil on the top of it or just leave it. I don't like to wrap my garlic in aluminum foil, so I just put it in a small glass baking dish with a lid. Once oven is heated, put both the garlic and sweet potatoes in the oven and set time for 60 minutes. Once 45 minutes has passed, take the garlic out to cool. 

Ingredients for second step: 

• 1 diced cooking onion 
• 1 TBSP Vegan butter. Earth Balance is what I use. 
• 2 TBSP grated ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp ground pepper

Chop one onion to fry in pan with 1 TBSP of  Vegan butter. Once caramelized, put in food processor with the 2 TBSP of grated ginger,  1 tsp turmeric and 1/2 tsp ground pepper. These items will be blended together with the sweet potato and roasted garlic once they are finished. 

Once the roasted garlic has cooled, peel each slice and put in food processor. Once the sweet potatoes have cooled, scoop out the inside of the potato to put into the food processor and discard the skin. Blend all ingredients in food processor until smooth consistency is formed. 

Ingredients for third step: 

• 1 can of coconut milk 
• 3.5 - 4 cups of veggie broth 
• All of the ingredients in the food processor 

Place all ingredients from food processor into large pot, or a small slow cooker. Add coconut milk to stir in mixture. Next add the broth by adding one cup at a time to stir in. I used approximately 3.5 - 4 cups. 

Final step is to let simmer for approximately 2 hours and then ENJOY!!!