ROASTED RED PEPPERS SOUP
If you like cream of tomato soup, try making it with purchased roasted red peppers. Using jarred roasted red peppers makes it extra easy and pureeing the soup in a blender gives it a nice smooth texture.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the red peppers, broth, basil and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Cool slightly. , In a blender, cover and process soup in batches until smooth. Remove 1 cup to a small bowl; stir in cream. Return remaining puree to pan. Stir in the cream mixture; heat through (do not boil).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 135 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 753mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP
Provided by Marcela Valladolid
Categories appetizer
Time 25m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, chile and the garlic and cook until slightly soft, about 2 minutes.
- Season with salt, to taste. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
- Put the avocados in a large bowl. Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, cilantro, onion mixture, and water. Add, in batches, to a blender and puree until smooth, straining each batch of puree into a large bowl. Stir in the 1 teaspoon of salt and the 1 teaspoon of pepper, then cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.
- Pour the chilled soup into individual bowls. Top each serving with a drizzle of the sour cream. Serve with crostini or croutons, if desired.
CHILLED RED PEPPER SOUP WITH BASIL AND CROUTONS
Categories Soup/Stew Herb Pepper Valentine's Day Basil Summer Chill Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Char peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Wrap in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until brown on edges, about 6 minutes. Add bell peppers and 3 cups stock. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer peppers and onion to processor; puree. With machine running, add stock from saucepan and blend until smooth. Mix in dried red pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill until cold. (Can be made 1 day ahead.)
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add bread; stir until brown. Whisk cold soup to blend; thin with more stock if necessary. Spoon into bowls. Top with bread and basil.
CHILLED RED & YELLOW PEPPER SOUP WITH AVOCADO SALSA
Make and share this Chilled Red & Yellow Pepper Soup With Avocado Salsa recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Juliawiggins
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- For the soup: In a medium nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; add onion and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add broth, bring to a boil, and simmer for 3 minutes; transfer to a medium bowl to cool.
- Place half of the cooled broth mixture in a blender (make sure to get an equal amount of liquid and onions); add yellow peppers and 1⁄2 cup of the yogurt; purée until smooth.
- Transfer yellow pepper purée to a covered container and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
- Rinse blender and transfer remaining broth mixture to it. Add red peppers and remaining 1⁄2 cup yogurt; purée until smooth.
- Transfer red pepper purée to another covered container and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
- For the salsa: While soups are chilling, in a small bowl combine avocado, cilantro, and lime juice.
- To serve the soup, simultaneously ladle a generous 1⁄2 cup of the yellow pepper soup and a generous 1⁄2 cup of the red pepper soup into each of 4 shallow bowls, allowing soups to meet in center. Garnish each with salsa and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.5, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 3.7, Sodium 229.4, Carbohydrate 17.2, Fiber 3, Sugar 6.2, Protein 7.4
CHILLED RED PEPPER SOUP
Wonderful summer soup that could also be served warm.Serve this pretty soup in glass mugs or balloon wine goblets. Roasted red peppers with a hint of red wine- great as a starter or as light main meal.Originally from a July 1983 issue of Bon Apetit that featured summer soups.
Provided by Leslie in Texas
Categories Peppers
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat broiler.
- Arrange peppers on broiler pan and roast 6 inches from heat source, turning until blackened on all sides.
- Transfer to a plastic bag and let steam 10 minutes.
- Peel peppers, discarding veins and seeds; rinse if necessary and pat dry with paper towels.
- Puree 2 peppers or chop very finely by hand.
- Slice remaining 2 peppers into very fine julienne; reserve for garnish.
- Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add shallots and cook until softened and beginning to color, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Puree tomatoes and their liquid in blender or food processor; add to shallots.
- Blend in wine, sugar, salt, pepper and pureed peppers; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally; remove from heat and stir in tomato juice.
- Let cool, then cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- To serve, ladle into individual bowls and garnish with reserved red pepper julienne.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.3, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 219.9, Carbohydrate 21.4, Fiber 5, Sugar 13.8, Protein 3.7
CHILLED ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP
Categories Soup/Stew Blender Roast Low Cal Low/No Sugar Bell Pepper Summer Chill Gourmet
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Quick-roast and peel peppers.Chop onion. Peel potato and cut into 1/4-inch dice. In a 5-quart heavy kettle heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté onion, potato, and cumin, stirring, 5 minutes. Add roasted peppers, water, and broth and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, or until vegetables are very tender.
- While soup is cooking, peel and seed tomato.
- Purée soup in batches with tomato in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a bowl, and season with salt and pepper. Cool soup. Chill soup, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days. Adjust seasoning.
- Serve soup with lime wedges.
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