Fresh Greens and Sweet Potato Stew

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive or canola oil
• 3 onions, finely diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced (to save time, you can use minced garlic in a jar; you can find jarred garlic in the refrigerated produce section of your local grocery store)
• 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 8 cups vegetable stock (to save time, use vegetarian bullion cubes to make vegetable stock; omit salt if you use bullion instead of fresh stock)
• 1½ cups finely chopped canned tomatoes with their juice (can be purchased finely chopped, in the can, to save time)
• 2 medium-large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons minced cilantro (optional)
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• Dash of cayenne (omit if milder soup desired)
• Generous seasoning of fresh ground pepper
• 5 cups (5 ounces) lightly packed fresh spinach, kale, or swiss chard, torn into small pieces; be sure to rinse dirt from leaves before chopping and adding to soup

Instructions

• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.
• Add onions, garlic, and celery and sauté, stirring often, for about 10 minutes.
• Stir in all of the remaining ingredients except the greens.
• Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat until soup is at a simmer.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender.
• After simmering, remove 2 cups of the soup and place it in a blender or food processor.
• Carefully blend until thick and smooth. Caution: Be very careful when blending, letting steam and heat escape every few seconds, by lifting blender lid slowly throughout blending. If steam and heat build up, the lid can blow off the blender.
• Return blended soup to pot and stir to mix.
• Stir in the spinach, kale, or swiss chard and cook the soup about 3 to 5 more minutes or until the greens are tender.

Makes 4 servings.

Per serving: 230 calories; 28 grams of carbohydrates; 5 grams of protein; 11 grams of fat; 4.5 grams of fiber

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