Sweet Potato Soup With Feta and Za’atar Oil Recipe (2024)

"5 Medium sweet potatoes" is too vague. A weight would be a better descriptor (1 lb., 2lb., etc.).The amount of sweet potatoes affects both the consistency/thickness of the soup, as well as the balance of flavors, so I'd think you'd want to be pretty exact with it.

Delicious. The leeks really add a nice note. Super important to use high quality za’atar - I have ordered mine for years from nuts.com and recommend their blend highly. I also used a sheep’s milk feta, which was rich and tangy. Finally, while simmering I covered the pot and that moved things along more quickly and infused all the flavors together nicely.

Came out a bit too thin and bland. Would consider about 1c less of water and perhaps some garlic, more salt, and cumin and coriander the next go around.

I skipped the onion and added celery because my leek was pretty potent. Very tasty!

This was a very enjoyable recipe and the addition of lemon juice and lemon zest very much added to the enjoyment. Note, neither of these ingredients though mentioned by others aren’t in the recipe.

This was very tasty. I used the recipe as a template as I had two big baked sweet potatoes, an onion in need of use, no leeks, and only canned carrots. A shallot substituted for the leeks. Since the sweet potatoes and carrots were already cooked, I omitted the water and added homemade stock until I got the right consistency. I added cayenne, coriander, turmeric, smoked paprika, pepper, and a splash of lemon. It needed an extra sweetness, so I added date syrup. Za’atar makes everything better.

I made this a while ago and froze some. I also had some small cherry or grape tomatoes that were getting old and I popped them in the bag. Thawed and heated today fast enough cherry tomatoes didn't pop until they were in your mouth. Amazing. Think of it as a crouton. This is a must repeat and I think would be good in any smooth/pureed soup.

Delicious. The leeks really add a nice note. Super important to use high quality za’atar - I have ordered mine for years from nuts.com and recommend their blend highly. I also used a sheep’s milk feta, which was rich and tangy. Finally, while simmering I covered the pot and that moved things along more quickly and infused all the flavors together nicely.

I made this after Thanksgiving and had fresh turkey stock so used that, and added a handful of leftover turkey meat too. Another way to really elevate the soup - delicious!

Cooked per directions and it came out as an above par dish. Added the lemon juice/zest and roasted pumpkin seeds per other comments and it zoomed way above par. I think it just needed the tartness, salt and a little crunchy texture to bring it home. Thank you Tara and other readers for an excellent recipe.

Delicious. As read in the notes I added chili powder, garlic, & toasted pumpkin seeds, and a drop of lemon juice. Without these adds it's very plain but good. Make it delicious and put in the extras. Za'atar oil was excellent. Feta only added texture which you can leave out.

I loved the za'atar oil. The sweet potato base did seem a little simple as written so I added lemon juice, black pepper, cayenne, kale, and toasted pumpkin seeds; highly recommend all of them.

Nice but dull even w zaatar oil and feta. Exact same recipe also featured in Soup for Syria cookbook (2016) and attributed to Tammy Mattar. Whose brainchild is it?

"5 Medium sweet potatoes" is too vague. A weight would be a better descriptor (1 lb., 2lb., etc.).The amount of sweet potatoes affects both the consistency/thickness of the soup, as well as the balance of flavors, so I'd think you'd want to be pretty exact with it.

As written, I found this recipe to be a little flat. It could very well be that the sweet potatoes weren't super flavorful but I didn't think the zaatar oil added much either. I will serve it again at dinner and add crumbled chorizo and toasted pumpkin seeds to see if that punches it up a bit.

This is a lovely, well balanced soup, but the feta and za'taar oil really make it special. I'll be making this often. Good for every day or entertaining. I also added a bit of grated lemon peel as shown in the photo.

Delicious and easy. I didn't have feta cheese but I didn't miss it. The flavor of the za'atar oil was flavor enough.