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Sweet potato and sesame soup with coconut pesto
Photo: Louis Hansel

Sweet potato and sesame soup with coconut pesto

30 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Makes 20 Servings openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1182
Calories
16g
Protein
86g
Fat
94g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 21 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300g/10½oz red onions
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 2 tbsp light olive oil
  • 20g/1oz butter
  • 3 tbsp dry sherry
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar
  • 300ml/10fl oz water
  • 750g/1lb10½oz sweet potatoes
  • 750g/1lb10½oz carrots
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp tomato
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds
  • 7.5ml/1½ tsp chilli
  • 800ml/27fl oz tinned coconut milk
  • 50g/2oz chopped coriander
  • 15ml/3 tsp cumin
  • ½ lemon
  • , grated and toasted, for garnish coconut
  • 100g/3½oz sweet potatoes, lightly poached and diced
  • Pesto Coconut
  • 2.5ml/½ tsp chilli
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 50g/2oz coriander
  • pinch of chilli
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated coconut
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • , maldon salt and pepper to season lemon juice
  • (to get consistency) sunflower oil

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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