If you’re intrigued by Lawson’s soup recipe but don’t have sweet potatoes on hand, the cookbook author took to Twitter to recommend other cooked root vegetables, such as squash or carrots, which she said “would be great” as substitutes. Whatever vegetable you use, you’ll cook it with grated ginger, orange zest and juice, lime juice, cayenne, and vegetable stock before blitzing it smooth with a blender.
Some social media users have already cooked the dish and replied to Lawson’s post with their thoughts. “Thank you for this… I made it today as I’ve got Covid and wanted something warming and healing,” one grateful follower said. “This is the first thing I’ve tasted properly in a week. It’s so restorative.” Other users responded with their ideas for adaptations. One suggested cinnamon and roasted garlic, while another said the soup would “make a great sauce to put on almost anything,” such as roasted meats, or could even be used as a pizza base. Finally, more than one person dreamed of enjoying the dish with a hunk of bread.