Sunday, November 18, 2012

sweet potatoes and squash soup

Soup is a good way of getting rid of some of the calories after thanksgiving.Sweet potatoes is one vegetable that is always left over after the feast.So I use it to make soup which is very healthy and tasty.It is quick and easy to prepare and also very beneficial to our wallet.

Ingredients
1 cup chopped sweet potatoes
1 cup chopped butternut squash
1 cup black beans
2 chopped carrots
1 clove garlic minced
                                         1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
                                         1/4 of an onion chopped
                                         1 tablespoon black pepper
                                         salt to taste
                                         2 cups vegetable stock
                                        1 tablespoon cilantro
                                        1 tablespoon oil
Preparation
1.  Heat oil in a pot and then add in onion onion ,let it cook for couple of minutes.
2. Add in carrots ,squash, potatoes and stir everything together.Then add in cumin ,mix it well.Then add in salt and pepper.Mix everything together and let it cook for few minutes.
3. Add in stock , bring it to a boil and then let it cook on low heat  for 10 minutes .Then stir it and try to mash it with the back of a spoon or just blend it in a blender.
4.Garnish it with finely chopped cilantro. 
5. Serve it with any sandwich of your choice or just over rice.

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