SWEET POTATO & APPLE SOUP
3 sweet potatoes
1 sweet onion
1 medium parsnip
1 granny smith apple
1 sweet apple
3 cloves garlic
1 cup apple cider
6 cups vegetable stock
Salt TT
Pepper TT
3 T maple syrup
Peel, quarter and rough chop sweet potatoes
Peel and rough chop parsnip
Quarter apples and remove seeds
Rough chop onion
Chop garlic
Add 2 T olive oil to pot
Add chopped vegetables and apples to pot and sweat over high heat for 10 minutes while seasoning with salt and pepper TT
Add apple cider
Sweat for another 5 minutes
Add vegetable stock and boil for 30 minutes
Using a stick blender or food processor, puree until smooth, about 5 minutes
Add stock if soup needs to be lighter
Add maple syrup and blend for another 30 seconds
Set soup aside
Fine dice granny smith apple and toss with a dash a cinnamon
Ladle soup in bowl and garnish with apple topping
Serve hot
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