Sweet Potato Peanut Soup (Vegan + GF)

This Sweet Potato Peanut Soup is the best thing for a cold winter’s day! It’s warming and comforting, spicy and flavourful and super nourishing!

There’s no better antidote to a miserable January day than a huge bowl of soup. This Sweet Potato Peanut Soup was inspired by my Chickpea Sweet Potato Peanut Curry and it’s equally flavoursome, hearty and healthy.

This soup is also really easy to make, as all you need to do is throw the ingredients in a pot and let it bubble away. Then when you’re ready to eat you can just blend it all up!

I like to add a tin of white beans (cannellini, haricot or butter beans work) for extra protein and fibre. They also create a seriously creamy texture and make the soup much more filling too.

This soup is really easy to make a big batch of to store in the freezer in individual portions. If you have a way of heating up soup at work it also makes a delicious and healthy packed lunch!

For more healthy vegan soups, check out my:

• Pumpkin Curry Soup
• Creamy Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup
• Thai Green Curry Rice Soup
• Pea Pasta Minestrone Soup
• Pea Zucchini Mint Soup
• Miso Pumpkin Soup

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Helpful tools to make this Sweet Potato Peanut Soup:

food processor

blender

hand-held stick blender

measuring jug

Sweet Potato Peanut Soup (Vegan + GF)

This Sweet Potato Peanut Soup is warming and comforting, spicy and flavourful and super nourishing!

4.17 from 6 votes

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Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: African

Keyword: african peanut soup, sweet potato peanut soup, vegan sweet potato soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 362kcal

Author: Rhian Williams

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or vegetable or rapeseed oil)1 tablespoon coconut oil (or vegetable or rapeseed oil)
• 1 onion, sliced1 onion, sliced
• 1 cm (1/2 inch) ginger, roughly chopped1 cm (1/2 inch) ginger, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin1 teaspoon ground cumin
• Pinch cayenne chilli pepper, to tastePinch cayenne chilli pepper, to taste
• 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled and diced2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 400 g (14oz) tin of white beans, drained and rinsed (cannellini, haricot or butter beans)400 g (14oz) tin of white beans, drained and rinsed (cannellini, haricot or butter beans)
• 1 vegetable stock cube (ensure gluten-free if necessary)1 vegetable stock cube (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
• Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly choppedHandful of fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped
• Salt + pepper, to taste Salt + pepper, to taste
• 200 ml (4/5 cup) tinned tomatoes200 ml (4/5 cup) tinned tomatoes
• 1 heaped tablespoon smooth peanut butter1 heaped tablespoon smooth peanut butter

To serve (optional):

• Roasted peanuts, roughly chopped Roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
• Fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped Fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped

Instructions

• Heat up the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion, ginger and garlic once hot
• Fry for around 10 minutes until softened
• Add paprika, cumin, chilli and fry for a minute until fragrant
• Add the sweet potatoes, white beans, stock cube, coriander and salt + pepper, with enough water to roughly cover
• Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for around 10 minutes, until the sweet potato has softened
• Add the tinned tomatoes and peanut butter and cook for a further 15 minutes
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor or blender (or use a hand-held stick blender) to whizz until completely smooth - add more water to thin out if necessary
• Taste and add more salt if necessary

To serve:

• Serve into bowls and scatter over roasted peanuts and coriander, if desired
• Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days and also freeze well

Nutrition Facts

Sweet Potato Peanut Soup (Vegan + GF)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 362

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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