Sweet Potato And Bok Choy Soup

Sweet Potato And Bok Choy Soup

Ingredients:
3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 leeks, white parts only, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed (minced)
dash of red pepper flakes
2 carrots, sliced into circles ¼ inch (5 mm) thick
2 celery sticks, diced
1 large sweet potato, roughly chopped
2 sprigs of thyme
2 sprigs of parsley
1 tsp (5 g) salt
4 cups (1 liter/32 oz) water
1 large head of bok choy or 3 heads of baby bok choy, torn into pieces
½ tsp freshly ground pepper

Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat.
2. Add the onion, leeks, garlic, and red pepper flakes and sauté until the vegetables
soften—about 3 minutes.
3. Add the carrots, celery, sweet potato, herbs, and salt and sauté 3 minutes.
4. Add the water and bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, until
the vegetables have softened.
5. Stir in the bok choy and cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Stir in the pepper and any additional salt, if necessary.
7. Discard the herb sprigs and serve the soup immediately.
Vegetable Dishes
APPLE, PARSNIPS, AND SWEET POTATOES
Makes 2 servings
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