Autumn Gold Peanut Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 lb sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
1 large green apple, peeled and cut into chunks (Granny Smith is good)
1 (10 ounce) can chicken broth
3/4 cup apple juice
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
salt and pepper
Garnish
sour cream
chopped peanuts
chives
apple, sliced thin

Preparation

Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
Add onion and cumin.
Cook, stirring occasionally until onion is transparent.
Add sweet potato, apple, chicken broth, apple juice, cinnamon and salt and pepper to taste.
Cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer until sweet potato and apples are tender, about 20 minutes.
Add peanut butter and stir until melted.
Puree soup in fool processor or blender until smooth.
Return to pan and heat through.
To serve, ladle soup into warm bowls and garnish with sour cream, chopped peanuts, chives and thinly sliced apples.