More soup

'Project bread', where I try to make a great gluten free loaf for less than a store bought one has not been going well. Aside from the Sun Dried Tomato Corn Cakes my bread has had a tendency to turn out like dwarf bread, a little short (or unrisen) and more like a weapon than a food stuff, Captain Carrot might have been pleased but I am not. (And it fails in my chosen criteria of being cheaper than the shop bought.) I am glum. What to do with lots of bread that has to be eaten quickly? The answer as always is make soup to dunk it in!

I've been experimenting with leek and potato soup. It was nice but without a a good few spoonfuls of dairy it lacked a certain something. So tried leek and sweet potato soup. To be honest the early ones  were not fab and again without a half pint of cream they were a bit flat. But I am pleased to announce that I have cracked it. A super creamy soup without a trace of dairy!

Who can eat it?

Vegans, vegetarians, coeliacs, wheat/gluten intolerant. It's egg free, nut free and yeast free.

Who can't eat it?

Some with IBS or Crohn's disease may find it a little fibrous and anyone allergic to alliums should steer clear.

Ingredients

About 300g of finely sliced leeks (use only the white stuff, no green)
About 400g of cooked sweet potato flesh
400g can of butter beans, rinsed
Olive oil
750ml water

Use enough olive oil to gently fry the leeks in. Do NOT fry on full blast, we are not after caramelised or even burn leeks, just really soft ones. Add the sweet potato flesh and the rinsed butter beans. Add 750ml of water and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat then blend in your chosen manner. I use a stick blender and keep going until all the large lumps have gone but it's not completely smooth. Add salt a pepper to taste.

This makes about 4 good sized portions.

It's soooo easy. No messing around trying to find the right stock, you can bake your sweet potato (I do mine in the microwave) while you are chopping the leeks and then rinsing them (a pesky bit of grit has spoilt many a leek dish) and your soup can be ready in next to no time.

So now I have fresh soup in the fridge to feed me lunch all this week and no one to share it with but Teddy.