AWESOME Purple Soup (AIP friendly)

“Yeah, but they’re PURPLE (pants),” Bobby said as if that made some kind of distinction. “Hence, I’m awesome.”
― Amanda Hocking, ‘Wisdom’

To paraphrase Amanda Hocking…

It’s PURPLE soup. Hence, I’m awesome!

I’m a fan of soup. For many reasons, but mainly because I’m not very good at remembering to eat lunch. I get to about Chinese dentist time (2.30*!) in my day and suddenly wonder why I’m so hungry. Which, of course, leads me to bad food choices.

Soup is a GREAT option because it

• gets me eating more gut healing bone broth without having to think about it
• is a great way to get a truckload of nutrient dense veggies into my system
• keeps my blood sugar stable
• is quick, wholesome and comforting
• can be supped at my desk (when I’m being a naughty AIP Health Coach and not being mindful about my eating!)

So, even though we’re at the tail end of summer here in Sydney, I’m still a fan of soup.

This particular soup is made with purple sweet potatoes. In this neck of the woods, they’re known as Hawaiian sweet potatoes. And, like may happy accidents, this baby was born out of an experiment. I was playing around with that old classic – leek and potato soup. Only, without the potato. Because on AIP, potatoes are eliminated.

And, instead of white sweet potatoes, I discovered I had purple ones.

Needs must, and all that jazz

So my AWESOME Purple Soup was born!

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Back in July of last year, I wrote about my Dr Seuss Soup (aka Green Soup – I’m working my way through the soup rainbow!). Given it’s fluorescent colour (all that green goodness!), I was a little surprised at just how well received it was. And, I received some unexpected feedback from The Bacon Mum – it was a popular number with the Bacon Kid. Turns out she’s a Dr Seuss fan, just like me.

So, I’m dedicating my AWESOME Purple Soup to The Bacon Kid. Because I know purple is her favourite colour (along with pink, of course)

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AWESOME Purple Soup (AIP friendly)

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

50 mins

 

This recipe is AIP friendly

Author: Joanna Frankham

Recipe type: Soup

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons healthy fat (I used duck fat)
• 1 large onion
• 3 large leeks
• 1 large white sweet potato with purple flesh (Hawaiian Sweet Potatoes) - approximately 1kg
• 1. 25 litres bone broth
• Salt

Method

1. Prepare your vegetables. Peel and finely chop your onion, wash trim and slice your leeks, and peel and cube your sweet potato
2. Melt your fat in a stock pot over a medium heat. Add the chopped onion and leeks. Sweat for 5 minutes until soft, stirring frequently. Add the chopped sweet potato and cook for a further 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Add your bone broth and a generous pinch or two of salt. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sweet potato is tender, about 20-25 minutes.
4. Using a food processor or high speed blender to puree the soup in batches.
5. Check the seasoning and salt to taste.

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This recipe features in the Phoenix Helix Recipe Roundtable

• tooth hurty/two thirty!