GUT-LOVING & IMMUNE SUPPORTIVE SWEET POTATO, BROCCOLI AND HAM SOUP
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Try this delicious gut-loving sweet potato, broccoli and ham soup. The sweet potato is high in vitamin C, which is great for supporting your immune system. Plus, adding a few spoonfuls of LYG will help keep your gut clean so it can do its work alongside your immune cells to keep you strong and healthy.
Sweet potato, broccoli and ham soup
SERVES 4
This soup is so delicious and easy to throw together. It’s also great to freeze, for use as a quick midweek work meal.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 leeks, pale part only, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 4 thin nitrate-free ham slices, chopped
- 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) sweet potato, peeled and chopped
- 1 turnip, chopped
- 1 head broccoli, chopped 1 litre (35 fl oz/4 cups)vegetable stock or filtered water
- 2 teaspoons picked thyme leaves, plus extra sprigs to serve
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons Love Your Gut powder
- 80 ml (21/2 fl oz/1/3 cup) coconut cream
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, then cook the leeks, garlic and ham for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the remaining ingredients except for the coconut cream, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are cooked.
- Transfer half the soup to a blender, allow to cool slightly, then pureģe until smooth. Return the pureģed soup to the pan to heat through.
- Ladle into bowls, swirl in the coconut cream and serve garnished with thyme sprigs and a grind of pepper.
SUPERCHARGED TIP
- Roasted sweet potato slices make a lovely garnish for this soup, as do edible flowers.
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Linda
July 30, 2020
I’m looking forward to making this soup. I’ve bought the ingredients, but just re-read the name of the soup – Sweet potato, broccoli, and HAM soup.
I’ve just noticed you put the ham ingredient next to the leeks, so I didn’t notice it. You may wish to put it on a separate line.
Anyway, I will pop out and buy some ham today and look forward to enjoying this soup soon. Thanks for the recipe 😀