Fall 5-Spice Soup

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Sweet potato and apple soup seasoned with Chinese 5-spice is a warm and comforting vegetarian meal using fall fruits and vegetables.

Ingredients

6 cups vegetable broth
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese 5-spice powder
4 sweet potatoes, chopped
2 apples - peeled, cored, and cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions

1 Pour vegetable broth into a pot and bring to a boil.
2 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and celery in hot oil until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Add Chinese 5-spice powder to onion mixture, stir to coat, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
3 Mix sweet potatoes, apples, salt, and onion mixture into broth; cook until sweet potatoes are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool soup for at least 5 minutes.
4 Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.