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Potage of sweet potato, lentils, and sage

Recipe Provided by: Dorette Snover, chef and owner of C’est Si Bon Cooking School

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 2/3 cups coarsely chopped onion
1 large clove garlic, coarsely chopped
6 slices prosciutto
2 fresh sage leaves, chopped
1 cup red lentils
6 cups no-salt-added chicken stock
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper flakes, optional
4 cups cooked sweet potatoes
2 cups heavy cream
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Procedure:

heat oil in a heavy soup pot large enough to hold all the ingredients. Sauté onion until it begins to brown (about 10 minutes). Add garlic and sauté, stirring, for 30 seconds. add prosciutto. crisp and remove. when cool, chop and set aside for garnish.

add sage, lentils, stock and bring to a boil. add hot pepper flakes, sweet potatoes, and heavy cream. reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes until lentils are soft. garnish with chopped prosciutto.

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