Creamy White Sweet Potato & Spicy Sausage Soup

Written By HM Kroft

I discovered White Sweet Potatoes a while back when i was learning about the Plant Paradox diet. Sweet potatoes are okay, but i was really missing potatoes. White sweets were decidedly the closest way to get my carbs! I can only find them in the fall tho, so don’t wait to make this! I also slice white sweet potatoes long & thin to use as lasagne noodles for a fabulous veggie lasagne. stay tuned.

Ingredients:

  • 2 TBLS EVOO, separated

  • 1 lb crumbled spicy turkey sausage *

  • 1 large white onion, medium dice

  • 6 cloves of garlic, minced (don’t skimp)

  • 6 cups veggie stock

  • 1/2 cup white wine

  • 8 whole sage leaves, fresh

  • 2 carrots, sliced, and a large handful of shredded carrot (for texture) or bump to 3 carrots (this is a very forgiving recipe - use what you have)

  • 1 lb - 1.25lbs white sweet potatoes, small cube (important: keep in a bowl of water after peeling/cubing, otherwise, they oxidize!)

  • 1.5 teaspoons of smoked paprika (iykyk - hah)

  • 1 (15oz) coconut cream, full fat

  • 2 handfuls of fresh chopped kale, torn or chopped into small pieces

  • salt & pepper to taste

    OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: Fried sage leaves, roasted pepitas, micro greens, shaved or freshly grated parmesan.

Instructions:

In a large dutch oven, or soup pot, brown the turkey italian sausage in 1 tbls of EVOO. After it is browned/cooked through, transfer to a separate bowl/plate.

Saute onions in the remaining 1 tbls of EVOO. After 5 minutes, add the minced garlic and saute another couple minutes.

Add the white wine to deglaze the pot, scraping up the brown bits and letting the fumes disapate.

Add veggie stock, sliced carrots, cubed white sweet potatoes, whole sage leaves, smoked paprika AND the sausage. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until white sweet potatoes are tender.

Removes sage leaves. Add the coconut cream and the kale. Taste for S&P.

Serve, garnished or not, with crusty italian or garlic tuscan bread! SO SATISFYING.

This recipe is DAIRY FREE and GLUTEN FREE (so don’t serve bread & butter if you’re avoiding gluten & dairy!) You can make it vegan if you use a meat-free ‘sausage’.

HM Kroft
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