Roasted Tomato Red Pepper Soup

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:20:16 GMT

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400

Step 2

Roast onion & garlic only first -

Step 3

Chop onion into halves or quarters & toss in olive oil + salt. Place on baking sheet pan with rims.

Step 4

Place peeled garlic cloves on a piece of tin foil and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap the garlic up tightly in foil, so that all cloves are laying flat. Place on baking sheet with onion.

Step 5

Roast onion & garlic for 20-22 minutes, flipping at the halfway point. Everything should be tender.

Step 6

While roasting the onion & garlic, get started on the soup base. Add olivie oil, crushed tomato, tomato paste, coconut milk, salt, pepper, herbs to pot on stove & bring to a simmer. Once onions & garlic are done roasting add to pot on stove too.

Step 7

Roast red peppers - broiler method

Step 8

Turn on broiler

Step 9

Place red peppers on rimmed baking sheet pan, on the top rack (as close to the broiler as you can).

Step 10

Broil for 3-5 minutes on each side, until all sides are well charred (6-10 minutes total)

Step 11

Once peppers are charred, take them off the plan and place them in a large mixing bowl. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap or put plastic lid on bowl. Leave on for atleast 5 minutes to allow the steam to loosen the skin on the peppers.

Step 12

Use a paper towel to remove some of the charred skin. However if you like the smoky flavor, leave more char on. (I like the char so I left it all on)

Step 13

Cut the bell pepper & remove the seeds & skin, add to pot on stove and bring to a simmer.

Step 14

Use an immersion blender or traditional blender to blend soup until smooth or to desired texture. Taste to adjust flavor - Add in more coconut milk to thicken, water to thin, more salt, red wine vinegar for tang, more herbs for earthy taste, red pepper flakes for a kick, a tsp coconut sugar to sweeten

Step 15

Let soup simmer on medium to medium low for atleast 10 min, or longer for the flavors to develop.

Step 16

Serve in bowl with fresh basil garnish (optional: olive oil or pesto drizzle, pecorino Romano cheese, sour cream, or a white cheddar grilled cheese sandwich). Enjoy!

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