Chilled Roasted Pepper Soup Recipes

ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
• Roughly chop the red peppers and place in a large baking tray with peeled whole garlic cloves. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper then roast in the oven until slightly charred (around 40 minutes).
• Finely chop a white (yellow) onion and saute in a large pot with a little olive oil until translucent and soft. Once soft, add the roasted peppers and garlic, sun dried tomatoes and vegetable stock.
• Simmer for 10 minutes then turn off the heat and blend until completely smooth using an immersion blender. Taste for seasoning, I only add pepper because there's enough saltiness from the stock and sun dried tomatoes and pre seasoned peppers.
• Add a small splash of freshly squeezed lemon juice, stir and serve with a drizzle of creme fraiche and homemade pesto. Grab a hunk of crusty bread and dive in.

CHILLED ROASTED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, add oil and clarified butter. When hot, add onion and sea salt; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 3 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment.
• Add roasted peppers and blanched tomatoes to onion mixture. Add rosemary, basil, cumin cayenne and black pepper; process until smooth.
• Transfer to a large bowl and add vegetable broth, heavy cream, balsamic vinegar and lime juice. Using an immersion blender, process the mixture until combined. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Cover and transfer to the refrigerator until cold. Serve with dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with fresh chives. Makes 6 servings.

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.

RAINBOW ROASTED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) , halve all peppers (remove seeds) and peel garlic.
• Place halved peppers, cut side up in shallow baking dish. Place one garlic clove in each half and squeeze lemon juice generously over peppers. Roast for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile pour vegetable broth into a 2 quart sauce pan and add fennel seeds. Bring to boil, cover and simmer.
• When peppers are done, remove from oven and set aside to cool. When cool enough to touch peel skin from peppers.
• Strain fennel seeds from broth and return to a boil. Add thyme and simmer 15 minutes, reducing amount of broth.
• Slice a 1 inch section from each color of pepper and cut into pieces. Set aside for later garnishing.
• In a blender, place remaining peppers, garlic and a 1/2 cup broth on blend just long enough to shred the peppers, but not puree them. You want to see the different colors. Pour the blended peppers into the broth and stir well. Add garlic salt and black pepper to taste, then add garnishing pepper pieces and enjoy. Do not boil or cook any longer as the colors will fade.

ROASTED RED PEPPERS SOUP

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).

CHILLED ROASTED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, add oil and clarified butter. When hot, add onion and sea salt; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 3 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment.
• Add roasted peppers and blanched tomatoes to onion mixture. Add rosemary, basil, cumin cayenne and black pepper; process until smooth.
• Transfer to a large bowl and add vegetable broth, heavy cream, balsamic vinegar and lime juice. Using an immersion blender, process the mixture until combined. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Cover and transfer to the refrigerator until cold. Serve with dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with fresh chives. Makes 6 servings
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CREAMY RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions, carrots, garlic, and thyme and saute until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, bell peppers, potato, wine, and sugar. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Decrease the heat to medium-low. Partially cover and simmer until the potatoes are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Cool the soup slightly.
• Using an immersion hand blender, puree the soup in the pot until it is smooth. Alternately, working in batches, puree the soup in a regular blender, taking care while blending warm liquids. Season the soup, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add the bread cubes and saute until they are crisp and golden, about 8 minutes.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Dollop a tablespoon of mascarpone in the center of each bowl and top with croutons. Sprinkle with pepper and serve.

CHILLED ROASTED RED PEPPER SOUP

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.

RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute red peppers, carrots, onions, celery and garlic in oil until tender. , Stir in the broth, rice, thyme, salt, pepper and cayenne; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the vegetables and rice are tender. , Cool for 30 minutes. Puree in small batches in a blender; return to pan. Add red pepper flakes; heat through.

ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broil.
• Place the bell peppers on a baking sheet and broil on the top rack of the oven, using tongs to turn them as each side blackens. Place the blackened peppers in a paper bag, close tightly and allow them to cool for 20 to 30 minutes. Then peel the skin off the peppers and discard the stem and all the seeds. Chop the peppers and set aside.
• In a large pot over medium heat, saute the onion and garlic in the oil for 5 minutes, or until onion is translucent. Now add the chopped, roasted red bell peppers and saute for 2 to 3 more minutes.
• Next, add the chicken broth and the beans, stirring well. Using a blender, puree the soup in small batches and return to the pot over low heat for 5 minutes.