Sweet Potato and Sesame Soup with Coconut Pesto

Name: Sweet Potato and Sesame Soup with Coconut Pesto
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 large pot of soup
Ingredients: 10 1/2 ounces red onions; 1 teaspoon garlic; 1 teaspoon ginger, grated; 2 tablespoons light olive oil; 1 ounce butter; 3 tablespoons dry sherry; 1 tablespoon palm sugar; 10 fluid ounces water; 1 lb sweet potato; 1 lb carrot; 2 teaspoons fish sauce; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted; 1 1/2 teaspoons chili flakes; 27 fluid ounces tinned coconut milk; 2 ounces chopped coriander; 3 teaspoons cumin seeds, toasted; 1/2 lemon, juice only; coconut, grated and toasted,for garnish; 3 1/2 ounces sweet potatoes, lightly poached and diced; 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 2 ounces coriander; 1 pinch chili flakes; 1 tablespoon coconut; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon pine nuts; lemon juice, maldon salt and pepper to season; sunflower oil

Submitted by Sackville

"I think these flavours work wonderfully together."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 29
Yields:: 1 large pot of soup

ingredients

10 ¹⁄₂ ounces red onions
1 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon ginger, grated
2 tablespoons light olive oil
1 ounce butter
3 tablespoons dry sherry
1 tablespoon palm sugar
10 fluid ounces water
1 lb sweet potato
1 lb carrot
2 teaspoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons chili flakes
27 fluid ounces tinned coconut milk
2 ounces chopped coriander
3 teaspoons cumin seeds, toasted
¹⁄₂ lemon, juice only
coconut, grated and toasted,for garnish
3 ¹⁄₂ ounces sweet potatoes, lightly poached and diced
Coconut Pesto
¹⁄₂ teaspoon chili flakes
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 ounces coriander
1 pinch chili flakes
1 tablespoon coconut
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon pine nuts
lemon juice, maldon salt and pepper to season
sunflower oil

directions

Sweat the onions, garlic and ginger in oil and butter.
Add sherry and sugar, and sweat further for 5 minutes until it goes thick and sticky.
Add water.
Add sweet potatoes, carrots, fish sauce, tomato paste, sesame seeds, chilli flakes and coconut milk and simmer for 1 hour until all vegetables are soft.
Top up with water as it evaporates.
Puree with a hand blender and add coriander, cumin and lemon juice.
If you prefer smooth soup blend in an electric blender.
To make the pesto, puree all the ingredients together, if it is too thick add some sunflower oil to loosen it.
Garnish the soup with coconut pesto and diced sweet potato.

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Sackville

London

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