Chilled Red Yellow Pepper Soup With Avocado Salsa Recipes

CHILLED ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP WITH AVOCADO-CHILE SALSA

Steps:

• To make the soup, heat the oil in a large saucepan over high heat until very hot. Add the onion and garlic and saute for about 2 minutes. Add the cumin and saute for 2 minutes longer. Add the Marsala and reduce until about 1/2 cup remains, about 4 minutes. Add the peppers and stock, decrease the heat to medium, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the cilantro and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Carefully puree the soup in a blender. Transfer the soup to a large bowl, cover, and refrigerate until well chilled, about 2 hours. (If the soup is too thick after chilling, thin it down with a bit more stock.)
• Meanwhile, to prepare the salsa, combine the onion, garlic, chiles, and avocados in a bowl, and mix well. Add the lime juice, mix well, and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to serve.
• To serve, ladle the soup into bowls, and garnish with the salsa, creme fraiche, and a cilantro sprig.

CHILLED RED & YELLOW PEPPER SOUP WITH AVOCADO SALSA

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.

YELLOW PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Cook (sweat) onion, celery, carrot and garlic in olive oil until soft (about 10 minutes).
• Bring stock to a boil.
• Add peppers, potatoes, salt, chipotle and boiling stock.
• Simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft.
• Puree in food processor or use an immersion blender.
• Serve in bowls with a sprinkle of parmesan and olive oil.
• For a lower fat version use no fat parmesan cheese or omit. Do not use olive oil.
• For Vegetarian do not use chicken broth. Use vegetable broth. For Vegan omit cheese also or use a vegan sub.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP WITH GINGER AND LIME

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium pan over medium heat.
• Add minced shallots and minced ginger; sauté for about 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth, lime juice, cayenne pepper; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 3 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a large bow.
• Purée avocados and half & half in a blender.
• Whisk into soup.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• Garnish soup with cilantro and lime slices.