Sweet Potato Soup

Italian Arugula Salad and Crispbread
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Beverage Recommendation

Fre Alcohol-Removed Chardonnay

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 3 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1½ tsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 (5.3-oz) carton whole milk plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Combine potatoes, broth, onion, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf in a 3-or 4-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until potatoes are tender; discard bay leaf. Cool 10 minutes.
  2. Process soup, in batches if necessary, in a high-power blender until smooth with center of lid removed so heat can escape.
  3. Return potato mixture to cooker; stir in yogurt, butter, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle each serving with nuts and, if desired, more thyme.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • ½ (5-oz) pkg baby arugula
  • ½ pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • ¼ cup pitted green olives, halved
  • ¼ cup olive oil vinaigrette
  • 3 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3 slices multigrain crispbread

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Toss together arugula, tomatoes, olives, vinaigrette, and cheese in a bowl. Serve salad and crispbread with soup.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 3 3
Calories
384
103
487
Fat (g) 17 4 21
Sat. Fat (g) 7 1 8
Protein (g) 11 6 17
Carb (g) 50 12 62
Fiber (g) 8 4 12
Sodium (mg) 485 384 869

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