Curried Tomato Soup

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Cold day. Hot Soup. Perfection.

The inspiration for this curry-spiked soup is from Field to Feast, a fascinating blog from Zimbabwe.

The base is slow-roasted tomatoes with carrots, sweet potatoes and green peas added. It didn't make the photo but I loved this with a dollop of Greek yogurt stirred in.

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CURRIED TOMATO SOUP

See Field to Feast's inspiration
Hands-on time: 20 minutes
Time to table: 60 minutes
Makes 9 cups

Splash water
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon curry powder (Field to Feast uses 1 tablespoon mild, 1 tablespoon hot; 1 tablespoon Madras was plenty for me ...)
2 cups slow-roasted tomatoes, chopped (or 14 ounces canned diced tomatoes)
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
4 cups chicken broth or water
Salt & pepper to taste

1 cup frozen peas
Greek yogurt or sour cream

In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook the onion in the water til beginning to soften. Stir in the curry and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes, broth and bring to a boil. Let simmer til vegetables cook. Season to taste. Stir in frozen peas and let warm through. Serve in bowls topped with dollops of Greek yogurt or sour cream.

NUTRITION ESTIMATE
Per Serving: 132 Cal (14% from Fat, 16% from Protein, 70% from Carb); 6 g Protein; 2 g Tot Fat; 0 g Sat Fat; 25 g Carb; 6 g Fiber; NetCarb 19; 54 mg Calcium; 1 mg Iron; 351 mg Sodium; 0 mg Cholesterol; Weight Watchers 2 points

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