Yellow Pepper Soup With Lime Recipes

SUPERB YELLOW PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the peppers, onion and potato in oil and butter if desired for about 4 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute or until garlic is tender., Stir in the broth, bay leaf, salt if desired and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Discard bay leaf. Cool slightly; puree in batches in a blender. Return to pan. Stir in buttermilk; heat through. Serve hot or cold; garnish with sour cream and chives if desired.

YELLOW PEPPER SOUP WITH LIME

Steps:

• Heat oven to 500 degrees. Place peppers on baking sheets, and roast until their skins turn dark brown; turn to brown all sides, about 40 minutes. Remove, place peppers in plastic bag and seal. Allow to steam at least 10 minutes; skins will come off easily. Stem, seed and remove seeds, but save the juices.
• Melt butter in a pot large enough to hold the remaining ingredients. Cook onion, garlic and chilies over low heat so that they don't brown but soften. Add sweet potato, lime leaves, basil, lemongrass and stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• Combine the peppers and their juices with the sweet potato mixture off the heat. Puree in a blender, in batches, until smooth. Season with salt. Refrigerate if desired.
• To serve, reheat slowly and garnish with tomato and a spoonful of heavy cream dropped in the center of the soup and a sprig of basil.

YELLOW PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the peppers, leek, garlic, salt and turmeric, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
• Tie the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf together with kitchen twine. Add the potato, water, and herb bundle and bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer, uncovered, until the potato is very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Discard the herb bundle. Puree the soup in small batches in a blender (keep the lid cracked to allow steam to escape), or in the pot with an immersion blender, until smooth. Return to the pot and reheat. Stir in the vermouth, and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

ROASTED YELLOW PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place peppers on oiled cookie sheet and place in oven. Roast peppers, turning occasionally, for 20 to 30 minutes, until the skins puffs up and is mostly blackened. Place in bowl and cover with plastic wrap to sweat.
• While peppers are roasting, melt butter over low heat and cook onion gently with salt, pepper, and cumin for 1015 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent. Add garlic and cook until aroma is released. Sprinkle flour over and cook, stirring, another 5 minutes. Stir in stock or water and bring to the simmer. Turn off heat and set a food mill fitted with fine sieve over pot.
• Unwrap the bowl of peppers; they should be very soft. Pull out and discard cores. Place contents of bowl, juice and all, into food mill and pass peppers through. Remove mill from pot and clean out pepper skins and seeds by rotating blade backwards. Whisk contents of pot thoroughly and simmer 10 minutes for the flavors to come together. Whisk in milk, pass through food mill again into clean pot, heat gently and serve.

ROASTED YELLOW PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Halve peppers; remove and discard tops and seeds. Broil peppers 4 in. from the heat until skins blister, about 4 minutes. Immediately place peppers in a bowl; cover and let stand for 15-20 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute onion and leeks in butter until tender. Add the potatoes, broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Peel off and discard charred skin from peppers. Finely chop peppers; add to potato mixture. Cool slightly., In a blender, cover and process soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan; heat through (do not boil). Serve with Parmesan cheese if desired.

RED PEPPER & LIME SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the onion and peppers, gently in the oil for around 5 minutes, shaking or moving the pan around occasionally until soft.
• Stir in the garlic.
• Add the chilli and the tomato puree together and add to the pan.
• Add half the stock and bring to the boil.
• Cover and simmer for around 10 minutes.
• In a food processor or blender, puree the mixture.
• Add to the saucepan and add the rest of the stock and the lime rind and juice.
• Bring to the boil.
• Serve hot.

CHILLED YELLOW PEPPER SOUP WITH CHIVES

Steps:

• In a 6-to-8 quart kettle cook onions in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Stir in garlic paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine and boil until liquid is reduced to about 1 tablespoon. Stir in bell peppers and broth and simmer, covered, until peppers are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• In a blender or food processor purée mixture in batches (use caution when blending hot liquids) until smooth and transfer to a large bowl. Season purée with salt and pepper and cool completely. Chill soup, covered, until cold, at least 4 hours, and up to 2 days. Whisk in sour cream and season with salt and pepper.
• Garnish soup with chives.

SOPA DE LIMA (MEXICAN LIME SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring the chicken broth, chicken breasts, red onion, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, and thyme to a boil in a large pot; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove the cooked chicken to a cutting board and shred into bite-sized strips; return to the simmering pot.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the green onions and green chile pepper in the hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir the tomatoes into the mixture and continue cooking until soft, about 5 minute more; pour the mixture into the pot with the chicken soup. Season with the salt; return the soup to a simmer. Add the lime juice and 1/2 a lime; cook another 10 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and remove the lime half; stir in the cilantro to serve.

YELLOW BELL PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with heavy-duty foil. Toss bell peppers with oil in large bowl. Arrange in single layer on baking sheets. Roast until peppers are tender and beginning to brown, stirring occasionally, about 50 minutes.
• Transfer peppers to heavy large saucepan. Add 4 1/2 cups broth. Boil 8 minutes to blend flavors. Cool slightly. Working in batches, puree mixture in blender. Return to saucepan. Mix in half and half and sugar. Thin soup with more broth if desired. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Rewarm over medium heat before continuing.)
• Spoon soup into bowls. Garnish with parsley sprigs and serve.

ROASTED PEPPER AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heating element in your oven and preheat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Arrange red bell pepper halves, yellow bell pepper halves, and orange bell pepper halves onto prepared baking sheet with cut sides down.
• Roast peppers under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Place the blackened peppers into a bowl and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Steam as they cool until the skin has loosened completely, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skins. Cut peppers into small dice.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and carrot in hot oil until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, tarragon, thyme, and paprika; continue to cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Stir roasted peppers, tomatoes, water, and hot sauce into the peppers mixture, place a cover on the pot, and cook until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes.
• Pour vegetable broth into the pot; add lentils, bay leaves, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil, cover the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until lentils are tender, about 45 minutes.
• Pour soup into a blender or food processor no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse several time to get the soup to be only slightly chunky. Repeat processing until all soup has been blended.

YELLOW PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Place sliced leeks in a large bowl of cold water and let stand for 5 minutes to rid them of dirt and sand. Lift out of the water and drain in a colander. Set aside.
• In a small stockpot, heat oil over low heat. Add leeks and cook until wilted, about 10 minutes. Add peppers, tarragon, stock, and salt and pepper to taste. Raise heat to high; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until peppers are very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and discard tarragon sprigs. Transfer soup to a food processor and puree. Pass puree through a fine strainer and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary. Divide soup among 4 bowls and place 2 of the toast pieces in each. Garnish with tarragon leaves and drizzle with olive oil, if desired. Serve immediately.

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.

MARCO CANORA'S YELLOW-PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat soffritto base in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add peppers and cook, stirring to coat. Continue cooking until peppers are softened, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes and stir to combine.
• Add bay leaves and enough water to cover the vegetable mixture by about 1 inch (about 9 cups); season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until pepper and potatoes are almost soft, about 30 minutes.
• Crush the thyme with the flat side of a knife and add it to the pot. Continue to simmer until peppers and potatoes are completely soft, about 15 minutes more.
• Remove bay leaves and thyme; discard. Working in batches, pass soup through a food mill fitted with a fine disk. Whisk in 1/2 cup olive oil, if desired; season with salt and pepper. If soup seems too thick, add a little water to thin out. Serve warm, drizzled with olive oil and garnished with croutons and thyme leaves.