Autumn harvest Sweet Potato and Apple soup

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This is one of those super simple crock pot soups that is pretty fool proof. I hesitate to even put amounts in the recipe. You basically chop up the veggies and cover with broth. Add a little ginger and black pepper and cook overnight. Puree in the morning and adjust some seasonings. That's it! For those of you that love the steps see below.

Autumn harvest Sweet Potato and Apple soup


Chop these into medium sized chunks-
3 small-med sweet potatoes (unpeeled)
3 small russet potatoes (unpeeled)
3 small apples
2 large carrots 
1 onion
3-4 cloves of garlic peeled
3" piece of fresh ginger peeled and grated
Black pepper to taste
2 qt of broth
1 cup of white dry wine (optional)

This is stupid simple. Throw all of this in a pot. The veggies will fill the slow cooker and the. You add liquid to cover them. Cook on high for 4.5 hours. Then puree and adjust any seasonings and salt. I suggest serving  it with rice blended in for some extra energy and texture.

served with wild/brown rice garnish
Hope you all enjoy it as much as we have.

-benjamin

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  1. Yum. We've been eating lots of sweet potatoes and apple recipes lately and this looks perfect for us.

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