Sweet Potato Soup with Maple-Glazed Walnuts

Ingredients

• SOUP
• 2 tbsp / 25 ml olive oil
• 1 cup / 250 ml diced onions
• 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced (about 1.5 lbs/670 g)
• 2 cups / 500 ml chopped carrot
• 6 cups / 1.5 L water
• 1 tsp / 5 ml nutmeg
• 1 tsp / 5 ml coarse sea salt, or to taste
• 1 tsp / 5 ml grated fresh ginger root
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• MAPLE-GLAZED WALNUTS
• 1/4 cup / 50 ml coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1 tbsp / 15 ml maple syrup