Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 2 med sweet potatoes

• 1/2 cup diced onions

• 2 Tbsp diced carrots

• 2 Tbsp diced celery

• 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

• Pinch ground cloves

• Pinch ground nutmeg

• Pinch cinnamon

• Pinch ground ginger

• 1 tsp curry powder

• 1 whole bay leaf

• 2 Tbsp white wine

• 5 cups vegetable stock

• 1/4 cup apple juice

• 2 Tbsp honey

• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

• 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

• 1/2 tsp sea salt

• 1 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

1. Cut sweet potatoes into large pieces. Steam in a large saucepot with skin on for 45 minutes, or until tender. Remove skin after steaming.

2. In a large saucepan, sauté onions, carrots, and celery in olive oil until onions are translucent. Add dry spices and sweet potato. Add white wine and simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.

3. Add vegetable stock, apple juice, honey, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Cool, remove bay leaf and puree in a blender until smooth. If soup is not thick enough, mix cornstarch with an equal amount of water, return to saucepan and simmer for 2 more minutes, or until soup is thickened.