Sweet Potato & Pear Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup carrot, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 3 medium-size sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 pears, peeled and diced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 5 cups low sodium chicken broth (or homemade)
• 1/3 cup whipping cream (optional)
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup (or to taste)
• 2 teaspoons lime juice (or to taste)
• salt and pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 in a pot, heat butter on medium heat. add onion, carrot and celery and saute for 1 minute.
• 2 add sweet potatoes, pears and thyme and saute for about 2 minutes.
• 3 add paprika and chicken broth. bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes or until sweet potato is soft.
• 4 puree in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• 5 return to pot. add cream, maple syrup and lime juice. simmer for 5 minutes.
• 6 if soup is too thick add a little extra broth. season with salt and pepper, adding more syrup or lime juice as needed.
• 7 can be made up to 2 days ahead of time.