African Sweet Potato Soup With Nut Butter & Beans

Ingredients

1 tablespoon light olive oil or peanut oil or avocado oil

1 tablespoon red or green Thai Kitchen curry paste- hot or mild, to taste (start with less if you prefer it mild)

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 medium red onion, peeled, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium sweet potato or yam, peeled, diced

1 jalapeño or other hot chile pepper, seeded, diced fine (optional and not in nutritional content)

1 14-oz. can lentils (black-eyed peas are in original recipe), rinsed, drained

1 14-oz. can white beans, rinsed, drained

1 14-oz. can black beans, rinsed, drained

1 quart light broth (1/2 water, 1/2 broth if store bought)

1/2 cup 100% natural almond butter (or peanut butter is in original recipe) melted in a half cup of boiled water (for one cup total)

1/2 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes, or more, to taste

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Juice from 1 big juicy lime

2-3 teaspoons organic brown sugar or raw agave nectar, to taste (optional and not in the nutritional content)

Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Adapted From Http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2006/02/african-bean-sweet-potato-soup.htmlAdapted For A Hypoallergenic/elimination Diet.

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