This detox sweet potato turmeric soup is healthy in the best kind of way. It's chock-full of naturally anti-inflammatory and flavorful ingredients like turmeric, ginger, and garlic, and made creamy with almond butter and coconut milk. It's a warming, feel-good soup for cooler-weather days, or anytime your body's craving something easy to digest. It's simple to make and reheat, and is ready in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
1tablespooncoconut oil
1mediumonion, chopped
¼cupchopped ginger
4clovesgarlic, peeled and smashed with the side of your knife
1largesweet potato, peeled and diced (about 1.5 lbs)
1tablespoonsoy sauce, can sub gluten-free or coco aminos
Instructions
Add the coconut oil to a large pot over medium-high heat. When it melts, add the onion and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 more minute. Mix in the sweet potato, carrots, turmeric (see notes), sea salt, black pepper, and cayenne.
1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1 medium onion, ¼ cup chopped ginger, 4 cloves garlic, 1 large sweet potato, 2 large carrots, 1 tablespoon EACH: turmeric and sea salt, ½ teaspoon EACH: black pepper and cayenne pepper
Add the stock to the pot and bring the pot to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft.
4 cups chicken stock
Make the almond croutons while the soup cooks. Heat the coconut oil in a small pan over medium-high heat. Add the chopped almonds and toast until fragrant and golden, about 5 minutes, shaking the pan a few times. Add the soy sauce to the pan and let it boil until it's gone and the almonds are coated. Remove the pan from the heat.
1 teaspoon coconut oil, ½ cup chopped almonds, 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Transfer the soup to your blender, add the almond butter, and blend until smooth.
6 tablespoons almond butter, 15 ounce can coconut milk, Juice from one lime
Pour the soup back into the pot, add the coconut milk and lime juice. Season to taste with salt and heat through. Serve the turmeric soup topped with salty almond croutons and a little minced cilantro.
Notes
We like to use bone broth for the best flavor and nutrition. Vegetable broth can be substituted for a less full-bodied soup. Turmeric will stain your blender. To avoid this you can add the turmeric in the last step with the coconut milk and lime juice.