Recipe For Traci B’s Callaloo Soup

Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, pressed
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger root
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground dried thyme
5 cups vegetable stock
2 cups diced peeled sweet potatoes
3 cups chopped kale
1 cup frozen sliced okra
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup diced tomato
1 cup canned black-eye peas, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons lime juice, or to taste

Directions

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the allspice, turmeric, coriander, and thyme; cook 1 minute longer.

Pour in the vegetable stock and sweet potatoes and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add the kale and okra; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk, tomato, black-eye peas, and lime juice. Simmer about 5 minutes longer until the vegetables are tender.