Tomato Coconut Curry Soup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup homemade vegetable broth (or water for sauteeing)
• 1 cup onion (finely chopped )
• 1 rib celery (finely chopped)
• 1 carrot (peeled and finely chopped)
• 2 sweet potatoes (peeled and diced)
• 1 16 oz can diced or stewed tomatoes
• 1-2 cups homemade vegetable broth
• 1/2 tsp curry powder
• 1/4 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 cup light canned coconut milk (, Trader Joe's)
• OR 1/2 tsp coconut extract (mixed with 1/2 non-dairy milk)
• salt
• black pepper
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast ((optional))
• 2 pinches hot pepper flakes
• Chopped parsley (for garnish)