Sweet Red Pepper And Beet Soup Food

SWEET RED PEPPER-BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are translucent and tender, about 4 minutes. Add bell peppers and beets, and stir to coat. Add water and chicken stock, and bring to a boil. Cover partially, and reduce heat. Simmer until beets are tender when pierced with a knife, about 1 hour.
• Remove saucepan from heat, and let cool slightly. Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Working in batches, puree mixture in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl, and refrigerate until chilled, up to overnight.
• Divide soup evenly among 6 to 8 bowls. Sprinkle each with goat cheese. Season with pepper, and serve with lemon wedges.

SWEET RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut off and discard root ends of garlic cloves. On a 10-inch piece of foil, drizzle garlic with oil. Crimp foil to seal and bake in middle of oven until garlic is tender, about 30 minutes. Cool, then peel.
• While garlic is baking, lay bell peppers on their sides on racks of gas burners and turn flames on high. (Or put peppers on rack of broiler pan about 2 inches from heat.) Roast peppers, turning with tongs, until skins are blackened, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let stand, covered, until cool enough to handle. Peel peppers and discard stems and seeds. Coarsely chop peppers and purée in a blender with roasted garlic and chicken broth.
• Transfer purée to a saucepan. Heat over moderate heat, stirring, until warm, then season with salt and pepper.
• Stir together sour cream and milk. Drizzle 1 teaspoon sour-cream mixture over each serving of soup and sprinkle with chives.

SWEET-HOT-BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Wrap the beets individually with aluminum foil and roast them in the oven until easily pierced by the tip of a paring knife, about 60 to 70 minutes. When the beets are cool enough to handle, trim the ends, and gently rub off their skins with a paper towel. Cut into 1/4-inch slices, place them in a food processor and pulse, scraping down the sides often, until they are finely chopped, but not completely pureed. Set aside. Place the vegetable oil or clarified butter in a 6 quart soup pot over medium heat and add the onions. Cook, stirring often, until the onions are wilted and translucent, but not browned, about 15 minutes. Add the jalapenos and ginger and continue to cook 5 more minutes. Follow with the ground cumin, coriander, turmeric and chilies and continue stirring until the spices are well cooked, about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the basmati rice until well coated with the oil, season with the salt and pepper, and add the vegetable stock to the pot. Bring the stock to a boil and immediately reduce the heat until the soup just simmers. Allow the soup to cook, covered, until the rice is very tender, about 20 minutes. Using either a blender or an immersion blender process the soup until you have a rich puree. Whisk in the coconut milk and the chopped beets, and return the soup to the fire. Bring the soup slowly back to a boil and adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper as required. Finish the soup with the honey, if desired, and the garam masala, and serve in warmed bowls with a dollop of yogurt or sour cream and a few sprigs of fresh cilantro.;

SWEET RED PEPPER AND BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium. Cook shallots, stirring occasionally, until translucent and tender, about 4 minutes. Add bell peppers and beets, and stir to coat. Add the water and broth, and bring to a boil. Cover partially, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until beets are very tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 1 hour.
• Let cool slightly. Stir in lemon juice; add 1 teaspoon salt, and season with pepper. Working in batches, puree soup in a blender or food processor, filling no more than halfway each time. (Alternately, use an immersion blender.) Transfer to a large bowl, and refrigerate until chilled, up to overnight (covered).
• Divide soup among bowls. Sprinkle evenly with goat cheese, season with pepper and more salt, if desired, and serve with lemon wedges.
• Nutrition Information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 125g
• Saturated: 2.6g
• Unsaturated Fat: 2g
• Cholesterol: 6.5mg
• Carbohydrates: 13.9g
• Protein: 6.7g
• Sodium: 374mg
• Fiber: 3.4g

TRI-COLOUR SWEET PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• NOTE: Directions are for the original Sweet Pepper Soup. Sometimes, however, I like to "mix things up". For my second version, I reduce the chicken broth to 4 cups, add 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes (I use Del Monte Petite Diced Tomatoes), 1-2 teaspoons of Dijon Mustard, and 1 cup of sour cream. It is a thicker, heartier soup that is equally enjoyable, just different.
• Melt one tablespoon of the butter over medium heat in a large Dutch Oven.
• Sweat the onions for 5 minutes until translucent and slightly yellow. I keep them covered during this process. If necessary, add additional tablespoon of butter so the onions do not burn.
• Add the three different coloured peppers, stirring well, to mix the soft onions and butter with the peppers. Set timer for 15 minutes; every 5 minutes, stir the peppers and onions and "taste test" the peppers to YOUR degree of doneness. We really enjoy a very soft pepper so it takes the full 15 minutes to achieve that texture.
• Add the six cups of chicken broth and the teaspoon of paprika and stir well, until combined. ( if using the can of diced tomatoes, use FOUR cups of chicken broth and the can of diced tomatoes).
• Bring the soup to a boil, reduce down to a simmer and cover. Every 5 minutes, gently stir the soup. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• If you choose to make this a richer soup, use an immersion stick blender to blend up the soup until it is coloured flecks of the peppers. Add the sour cream and Dijon mustard, stir well until heated. DO NOT BOIL!
• Serve immediately.

ROASTED RED PEPPER, SWEET POTATO & SMOKED PAPRIKA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Put the sweet potato, pepper, onion and garlic on a baking tray. Sprinkle with the paprika and seasoning, then drizzle with the oil. Toss together. Roast for 30 mins or until beginning to brown.
• Tip the roasted vegetables into a blender (or use a stick blender) with the coconut milk, stock, sriracha and maple syrup. Whizz until smooth. Pour back into the pan and heat until piping hot. Check for seasoning, and pour into a flask. Serve with soda bread or toasted sourdough.

SWEET RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic.
• Cook for 5-8 minutes or until onions are tender.
• Add the red peppers.
• Continue cooking for 5 minutes.
• Add the stock, freshly ground pepper and salt.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Put soup through a food mill to remove the pepper skins.
• Return to saucepan.
• Add cream and heat through without boiling.

RED BELL PEPPER AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil.
• Saute the onions and garlic for about 10-15 minutes on medium heat, or until the onions are soft and very lightly browned.
• Add the bell peppers and saute for another 10-15 minutes, until the bell peppers are soft and everything is lightly browned.
• Add the sweet potato, vegetable broth, bay leaves, salt, and butter and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until the sweet potato is soft.
• Remove the bay leaves and blend the soup until mostly smooth.
• Enjoy!

SWEET RED PEPPER AND GOUDA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Place the red bell pepper, onion and garlic in the saucepan and saute for 15 to 20 minutes OR until tender.
• Pour in the chicken broth, stirring well.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Do this in batches as necessary depending on the size of your blender. Be careful not to overfill your blender.
• Return the liquid to the saucepan over medium low heat.
• Stir in the heavy cream, the ground black pepper and cheese, and allow to heat through about 5 to 10 minutes.