Sweet Potato & Kale Peanut Soup is a great way to add the exotic to your meal plans without difficult prep or blowing your diet. This Light flavorful recipe is easy to make and pretty quick too.
When watching calories, finding hearty dishes that will satisfy can sometimes be a challenge. This spicy-tangy Sweet Potato & Kale Peanut Soup Recipe, is filling yet low in fat due to the use of powdered peanuts rather than peanut butter, and it packs a wallop of low calorie flavor, thanks to red curry and Apple Cider Vinegar. I often add a splash of apple cider vinegar to various dishes I create. It is a wonderful way to boost flavor without adding calories, and has the added bonus of being good for the digestive system (just one of it's many purported benefits). Here it help me keep the calories per serving down to 188 and sodium at 471, without sacrificing flavor.
In this light and healthy Sweet Potato & Kale Peanut Soup, I happened to use a standard filtered Apple Cider, but would have just as happily used the unfiltered. Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar retains the "mother" of the vinegar, which is the cloudy stuff you sometimes see in a vinegar bottle. The mother is said by many to increase the healthful benefits of apple cider vinegar, so if a cloudy vinegar doesn't bother you, it is a smart choice. One of my friend's swears by maple syrup sweetened unfiltered apple cider vinegar for joint aches and weight loss. I'd rather cook, bake or pickle with it myself, but he seems pleased with the results.
Sweet Potato & Kale Peanut Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tbs oil I used grapeseed, but olive or canola would be fine
- 2 cups sweet potato peeled & diced small
- ½ cup sweet onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup chopped fresh kale de-stemmed
- 2 cups low sodium vegetable stock or chicken if you prefer
- 2 cups water
- ⅓ cup Apple Cider Vinegar regular or unfiltered
- 1 teaspoon red curry paste
- ⅔ cup peanut flour also sold as powdered peanut butter
Instructions
- Heat oil over med-high burner. Once hot add sweet potato. Saute for 10 min.
- Add onion and garlic, saute 5 more minutes.
- Add Kale and saute another 5 minute Kale should still be green and wilted, onions lightly carmelized and sweet potatoes will be browned, but not burnt. (see pic)
- Add remaining ingredients, stir well. As soon as it starts to boil, reduce heat to med-low. Simmer uncovered for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Lolo says
I love kale! I need to try this soup!
Tricia @ Night owl mama says
I hear Kale is really healthy for you. I love that you combined it with sweet potatoes Yum
Angela says
I am so glad to see this. I've been trying to find more recipes that include kale.
Robin Gagnon says
I use kale pretty regularly, since I grew up on it.
HilLesha says
That looks really good! I'm sure I would love this since I like sweet potatoes. 🙂
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
Oh, yummmmm! I love using vinegar in soups and this looks really good!
Stefanie says
That's an interesting combo! I bet I would like it.
Kathleen says
I normally am not a fan of kale, but this makes it look soft and tender, plus I bet the sweet potato cuts down on the bitterness.
Robin Gagnon says
I almost used baby spinach instead.. that would just get tossed in while pot is simmering. (I have never found kale to be bitter myself, rabe and mustard greens, now those are BITTER)
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
I've never eaten kale, but this looks amazing!
Shell Feis says
That looks yummy! I've been on a huge soup kick lately.
Tammy says
That's a really interesting recipe - I don't think I've ever seen a soup with apple cider vinegar in it before
Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy.com says
Well, it absolutely look delicious and I love that it only boasts 188 per serving.
LyndaS says
I have heard about kale being a superfood, but I didn't know how to cook it. Thanks for posting this recipe.
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
Such an interesting recipe. I never thought to use the vinegar to make a soup recipe like this. Very unique!
Amber K says
This is extremely interesting to me - I've never used vinegar in a soup before.
Lisa says
I can't wait to try this!
Donna says
I love sweet potatoes and kale, but never used vinegar in soups before... I'm definitely going to try this, though!
Penelope (NYC Blogger) says
Wow, this is interesting…never would have thought of this, but it sounds good
Mellisa says
I actually really like Kale but I have never tried it in a soup.
courtney says
This looks so comforting! I can't have peanuts though 🙁
Toni says
This looks really yummy. I am starting to look for good soup recipes now that fall is just around the corner.
Melanie says
I have all the ingredients prepped and ready to go into this soup! This sounds so good! I can't wait to try it!
Robin Gagnon says
I enjoyed it. I hope you do as well.