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
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 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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