Super Sweet Potatoes

One of the world’s healthiest foods, sweet potatoes have a special place in the whole plant based diet. They are fibrous, delicious and versatile, as they could be had in different ways from savouries to desserts. And did you know, you could even eat them raw with their skin!

Six reasons Sweet-potatoes should be a part of your diet…

• Packed with antioxidants, Vitamins C, E, D and minerals such as manganese and iron.
• High in potassium which helps to lower blood pressure.
• Easy to digest.
• Relaxes muscles and steady nerves.
• The health benefits of sweet potatoes are available when eaten raw, steamed and baked.
• Comforting, satisfying and healing.

Roasted Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup
This delicious and wholesome soup, could actually become a meal itself, maybe accompanied with a light salad. Go light this summer!

Ingredients
Sweet potatoes cut into chunks 500 gm
Carrots cut into chunks 300 gms
Onions finely chopped 2
Garlic cloves crushed 2
Vegetable stock 1 ltr
Cashew cream / coconut milk 100 ml

Method

Roast the sweet potatoes and carrots with salt and different seasonings of your choice in an oven for about 20 minutes, or until caramelized and tender. Allow to cool.
In a saucepan, roast the onions until softened. Add garlic and roast for a while. Add stock, and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow it to cool.
Add the roasted vegetables in the stock and blend. Heat it with seasonings and cashew cream or coconut milk.
Garnish with cashew cream and relish.