Moroccan sweet potato, carrot and chickpea soup

This easy soup comes highly recommended from many wowfood.guru members.

Recipe «Moroccan sweet potato, carrot and chickpea soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 large brown onion, roughly chopped, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 1 tsp ground coriander, 2 tsp ground cumin , 1/4 tsp chilli powder, 600g orange sweet potato, peeled, diced, 500g carrots, peeled, sliced , 6 cups salt-reduced chicken stock, 300g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed, 1/2 small lemon, juiced, Turkish bread croutons , to serve.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 1 large brown onion, roughly chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 1 tsp ground coriander 
• 2 tsp ground cumin 
• 1/4 tsp chilli powder 
• 600g orange sweet potato, peeled, diced 
• 500g carrots, peeled, sliced 
• 6 cups salt-reduced chicken stock 
• 300g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed 
• 1/2 small lemon, juiced 
• Turkish bread croutons , to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Stir in coriander, cumin and chilli powder. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add sweet potato and carrot. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add stock. Cover. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
2. Add chickpeas to soup and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until chickpeas are tender.
3. Blend soup, in batches, until smooth. Return to saucepan over medium-low heat. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Heat, stirring, until hot (do not boil). Ladle into bowls. Top with croutons. Sprinkle with pepper. Serve.