Roasted Pepper Soup
- Total Time
- 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1teaspoon olive oil
- 2cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1onion, peeled and minced
- 1large carrot, peeled and minced
- 2ribs celery, minced
- 1quart chicken or vegetable broth, homemade or low-sodium canned
- 1teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 6red bell peppers, roasted, seeded, deveined, peeled and quartered
- 1cup buttermilk
- ½teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1teaspoon freshly ground pepper, plus more to taste
- ½cup minced fresh basil leaves
- 2scallions, minced
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the garlic and onion. Cook over medium-low heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the carrot, celery, broth and thyme. Increase heat to medium, and simmer for 25 minutes. Add the peppers and continue simmering for an additional 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Place the mixture in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Pour the soup into a saucepan and warm over medium-low heat. Stir in the buttermilk. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into individual bowls. Garnish with basil and scallions.
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Comments
Kinda strange with the celery and the buttermilk-it was a sort of sour soup that my family and I didn’t love. I’m going to try and mellow it out with tomatoes and re-pureeing it.
Kinda strange with the celery and the buttermilk-it was a sort of sour soup that my family and I didn’t love. I’m going to try and mellow it out with tomatoes and re-pureeing it.
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