Sweet Potato Soup with Roasted Date Crunch

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Gefen Olive Oil
• 2 medium/large onions, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped, or 3 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic
• 4 medium sweet potatoes, cubed
• 6 medium/large carrots, sliced into chunks
• 2 tablespoons silan, such as Heaven & Earth Date Syrup
• 2 teaspoons parve chicken soup mix
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• generous pinch of black pepper
• generous pinch of nutmeg
• handful of fresh thyme leaves on the stems, plus more leaves for garnish
• 6 to 8 Medjool dates, chopped
• Glicks Olive Oil Spray
• pinch of salt