Creamy Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

1 cup wild rice

4 cups water

1 onion-diced

2 tsp safflower oil

2 cloves garlic-minced

1 sweet potato-finely diced

1 can light coconut milk

3 Tbs red curry paste

1 tsp turmeric

2 tsp agave nectar

1 tsp shoyu (soy sauce)

salt to taste (1 tsp)

Directions

1. Saute onion in 1 tsp oil until golden brown

2. Add garlic, turmeric, wild rice, and red curry paste-cook 1 minute

3. Add 4 cups water and bring to boil

4. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 40-50 minutes until rice it tender

5. Add coconut milk, agave nectar, salt and shoyu-simmer 5 minutes

6. Meanwhile, cook sweet potatoes in remaining oil until tender and golden

7. Ladle soup into bowl and garnish with sweet potatoes

This is a pretty simple recipe that you can just forget about for awhile and then it's done! It's also great for leftovers because it reheats nicely.