Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Soup

Name: Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Soup
Total time: 50
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 shallots, sliced; 1 pound tart apples, cored and cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger; 1 lime, zested and juiced; ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste; ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, or more to taste; 2 quarts chicken broth; 2 (15 ounce) cans sweet potatoes, drained; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; 1 lime, cut into wedges

Recipe by Julie Julie from allrecipes.com

Lunch 50 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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3 tablespoons olive oil
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4 shallots, sliced
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1 pound tart apples, cored and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
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2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
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1 lime, zested and juiced
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¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste

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¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, or more to taste
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2 quarts chicken broth
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2 (15 ounce) cans sweet potatoes, drained
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½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
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1 lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir shallots in the hot oil until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir apples, ginger, zest from 1 lime, red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper into the pot. Reserve lime juice. Cook and stir mixture until apples are very soft, about 15 minutes.
Pour chicken broth into pot; add sweet potatoes and salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir reserved lime juice into soup. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.