Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup

[Guest guest]

Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup

 

 

1/2 cup red lentils

2 cups boiling water

4 teaspoons olive oil

1 red onion, chopped

2 large carrots, peeled, cut into large slices

1 kg (2 1/4 lb) orange sweet potato, peeled, cut into large slices

1 large head broccoli, cut into florets

green onion, to serve

plain soy yogurt, to serve

 

 

1. Combine lentils and boiling water in a large jug. Set aside.

 

2. Heat oil in a large saucepan on medium. Cook onion for 2 minutes,

until soft.

 

3. Add lentils and soaking water, carrot, kumara, broccoli and 6 cups

water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes,

until vegetables are tender. Cool slightly.

 

4. Using a hand blender, blend until smooth. Season to taste. Serve

topped with green onion and a dollop of natural yogurt.

 

 

Serves 8.

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

Thank you for the tasty recipe. In the directions, there is an

ingredient unfamiliar to me (and not in the alternate name list). It

is " kumara " . Could you translate for me? :*)

 

Nicole

 

 

, " Kim " <bearhouse5

wrote:

>

> Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup

>

>

> 1/2 cup red lentils

> 2 cups boiling water

> 4 teaspoons olive oil

> 1 red onion, chopped

> 2 large carrots, peeled, cut into large slices

> 1 kg (2 1/4 lb) orange sweet potato, peeled, cut into large

slices

> 1 large head broccoli, cut into florets

> green onion, to serve

> plain soy yogurt, to serve

>

>

> 1. Combine lentils and boiling water in a large jug. Set aside.

>

> 2. Heat oil in a large saucepan on medium. Cook onion for 2 minutes,

> until soft.

>

> 3. Add lentils and soaking water, carrot, kumara, broccoli and 6

cups

> water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes,

> until vegetables are tender. Cool slightly.

>

> 4. Using a hand blender, blend until smooth. Season to taste. Serve

> topped with green onion and a dollop of natural yogurt.

>

>

> Serves 8.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Nicole,

 

The " kumara " referred to is orange sweet potato.

 

All the Australian magazines, at the moment, use the name kumara in

all the recipes using orange sweet potato. I believe in New Zealand

kumara is the name for all colours of sweet potatoes (can any Kiwis

here could confirm that ?). But .... the only thing called a kumara I

have purchased had purple skin with white flesh.

 

Thus, to avoid confusion, I have changed " kumara " to " sweet potato " in

all the recipes I post. I must have missed that one in the

instructions though. All fixed in the Files now.

 

Kim

 

 

, " Nicole "

<gallaghermom wrote:

>

> Hi Kim,

> Thank you for the tasty recipe. In the directions, there is an

> ingredient unfamiliar to me (and not in the alternate name list). It

> is " kumara " . Could you translate for me? :*)

>

> Nicole

>

[Guest guest]

I thought kumara was purple fleshed and named for the city in New Zealand.

 

Here's a comment from a british cooking show blog:

 

" they are less sweet than the sweet potatoes we have here in the US,

and most of them have purple skin and are pale inside. "

 

Perhaps these days, the maori word is being applied to all sweet

potatoes, but originally it was the specific variety the grows in New

Zealand naturally. There are 26 members of the family which are known

to be edible as are several of the plants (as opposed to the rhisoms)

as they are members of the Morning Glory family.

 

BL

 

On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 1:14 AM, Kim <bearhouse5 wrote:

Hi Nicole,

>

> The " kumara " referred to is orange sweet potato.

[Guest guest]

Speaking of purple sweet potatoes,

have you guys seen these beauties?

 

http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/2007/12/07/okinawan-sweet-potatoes/

 

 

-Erin

http://www.vegandonelight.com

[Guest guest]

Cool. I have seen (and eaten) some purple potatoes around here, but no

purple carrots or sweet potatoes yet!

 

Pam

 

On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Erin <truepatriot wrote:

Speaking of purple sweet potatoes,

> have you guys seen these beauties?

>

> http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog/2007/12/07/okinawan-sweet-potatoes/

>

> -Erin

> http://www.vegandonelight.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

the 'standard' kumara here in nz is purple with white flesh. in recent

years we've also got a tan skinned one with yellow flesh and, my

favourite, a brown skinned one with deep orange flesh. yummm!

cheers

alice

 

On 15 Feb 2008, at 22:14, Kim wrote:

 

> Hi Nicole,

>

> The " kumara " referred to is orange sweet potato.

>

> All the Australian magazines, at the moment, use the name kumara in

> all the recipes using orange sweet potato. I believe in New Zealand

> kumara is the name for all colours of sweet potatoes (can any Kiwis

> here could confirm that ?). But .... the only thing called a kumara I

> have purchased had purple skin with white flesh.

>

> Thus, to avoid confusion, I have changed " kumara " to " sweet potato " in

> all the recipes I post. I must have missed that one in the

> instructions though. All fixed in the Files now.

>

> Kim

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hahaha cute, I think Alice said it, all sweet potato are called " Kumara " here

and n particular purple ones are common. It's funny, just one of those things as

a New Zealander you take for granted!

:0)

 

 

Kim <bearhouse5

 

Friday, 15 February, 2008 10:14:32 PM

Re: Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Nicole,

 

 

 

The " kumara " referred to is orange sweet potato.

 

 

 

All the Australian magazines, at the moment, use the name kumara in

 

all the recipes using orange sweet potato. I believe in New Zealand

 

kumara is the name for all colours of sweet potatoes (can any Kiwis

 

here could confirm that ?). But .... the only thing called a kumara I

 

have purchased had purple skin with white flesh.

 

 

 

Thus, to avoid confusion, I have changed " kumara " to " sweet potato " in

 

all the recipes I post. I must have missed that one in the

 

instructions though. All fixed in the Files now.

 

 

 

Kim

 

 

 

Vegan-and-Gluten- Free@ .com, " Nicole "

 

<gallaghermom@ ...> wrote:

 

>

 

> Hi Kim,

 

> Thank you for the tasty recipe. In the directions, there is an

 

> ingredient unfamiliar to me (and not in the alternate name list). It

 

> is " kumara " . Could you translate for me? :*)

 

>

 

> Nicole

 

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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