Sweet Potato and Apple Soup, with Gorgonzola and Toasted Walnuts

Sweet Potato and Apple Soup, with Gorgonzola and Toasted Walnuts

I made this today – from an adapted Real Simple recipe – totally awesome!  The sweet from the apple offsets the stout potatoes, and the Gorgonzola and toasted nuts add just the right amount of salt and savory.  Really a spectacularly easy soup to make, and amazingly good!

Ingredients:

3 tbs light olive oil

1 medium onion, rough chopped

½ tsp kosher salt

½ tsp fresh ground pepper

3 sweet potatoes, cut into ½ inches pieces

2.5 apples, peeled, cored, and diced ( ½ apple reserved for garnish slices)

2 cups vegetable broth

½ tsp ground nutmeg ( to taste)

½ tsp cinnamon ( to taste)

½ cup chopped walnuts, toasted in a sauté pan over  med high heat till dark brown

1/3 cup Gorgonzola cheese for garnish

Directions:

Heat the oil in a 5qt sauce pan or Dutch Oven.  Add salt, pepper and onion, and sauté over med high heat until starting to brown – about 8 minutes

Add potatoes, apples, broth, nutmeg, cinnamon, and 1 ½ cups water.  Stir, and bring to a boil.   Reduce heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.  Using an immersion blender, puree soup until smooth.  You can also run through a blender or food processor in small batches to puree,  but be VERY careful with the lid – hot liquids will expand VERY quickly and make a very painful mess!)

Top with toasted walnuts and Gorgonzola crumbles, and serve.