Soups,Starters and Salads

Potatoes are easy to grow and cook,they are extremely  nutritious and highly versatile.It is not surprising that the potato is one of the world's most popular vegetable.

There is a vast range of different varieties around 3,000 in all.Only about 100 of these are regularly grown .

the potato makes an excellent ingredient in soups ,starters and salads.In European cuisine,potatoes are used in a number of classic soups.Like Vichyssoise, pistou and many more.

Soups

Potatoes form the basis of many delicious and easy to make soups,because they are the perfect thickening agent.With just adding a few ingredients, you can make a number of wonderful soups.

Now for a recipe 

Sweet Potato and Onion Soup

This simple recipe uses the sweet potato with its distinctive flavour and colour,combined with a hint of orange and coriander 

INGREDIENTS 

2 tbsp vegetable oil

900 g/2 lb sweet potatoes ,diced

1 carrot,diced

2 onions,sliced 

2 garlic cloves ,crushed 

600 ml/1 pint vegetable stock 

300 ml/10 fl oz unsweetened orange juice 

225 ml/8 fl oz low-fat natural yogurt

2 tbsp chopped fresh  coriander 

salt and pepper

TO GARNISH

coriander sprigs

orange rind

Lets get started 

1.Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan and add then add the sweet potatoes, carrots,onions and garlic . Sauté the vegetables gently for 5 mins,stirring constantly.

2.Pour in the vegetable stock and orange juice and bring them to a boil.

3.Reduce the the heat to a simmer,cover the saucepan and cook the vegetables for 20 mins or until the sweet potatoes and carrots are tender 

4.Transfer the mixture to a food processor or blender in batches and process for 1 min until puréed.Return the purée  to the rinsed out saucepan.

5.Stir in the yoghurt and the chopped coriander and season to taste.

6.Serve the soup in to warm bowls  and garnish with coriander sprigs and orange rind.

VARIATION

This soup can be chilled before serving. If chilling stir the yoghurt into the dish just before serving. Serve in chilled bowls.

I hope you all like this recipe there will be more soon. :)