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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Can be served hot or cold. Garnish with sour cream, diced onions, and cilantro. Jarred peppers are a great substitute for freshly roasted red bells when the prices soar in the winter and spring.

Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

5   Red bell peppers - roasted, peeled,
  Cored and seeded
  (or one 14-oz jar roasted peppers)
1 tablespoon 15mlOlive oil
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozOnions - diced
2   Garlic cloves - minced
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlCayenne pepper
3 cups 711mlChicken broth
  Salt and pepper - to taste
  Sour cream - for garnish
  Diced onions - for garnish
  Cilantro - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onions and garlic until soft. While onions and garlic are sauting, puree roasted peppers in food processor or blender, adding a small amount of broth. Add mixture to pot, along with some cayenne pepper. Stir in remaining broth, salt, and pepper, then simmer for 10 minutes.

Transfer to serving bowl and garnish with sour cream, onion, and cilantro.

Serves 4.

Source:
Home & Garden TV -- Home Grown Cooking - Episode 112

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