Sweet Potato Soup

By Cindy

Ingredients

• Optional:
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 small onion, peeled & separated
• 1 carrot, halved
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 medium sweet potato or yam, baked & quartered
• 1/2 green apple, seeded
• 2 cups chicken stock
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 2 3–4'' pieces of cooked ham, warmed
• 1/4 cup warm/hot cream
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup
• Minced chives, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

First, heat olive oil in a sauté pan and add the coriander, cinnamon, onion, carrot, and garlic. Sauté until tender.
Next, place these ingredients into your Vitamix container in the following order: chicken stock, the sauté you made above, all of the potato/yam, apple, salt, and pepper. Secure lid.
Next, select Variable Speed 1, turn machine on, and slowly increase to Variable 10, and then High. Blend for 4–1/2 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from vented lid.
If using optional ingredients above:
Reduce speed to Variable 3 and remove lid plug. Add ham through lid plug opening and add cream and/or maple syrup if used. Blend for an additional 10–15 seconds.