5.0 from 15 votes
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Roasted Red Pepper Soup offers big flavor without busting your newly-made resolution.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 196 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 pounds red bell peppers (8-10) halved and cleaned
- 5 cloves garlic in peel
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 prigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cups chicken stock or vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1-2 tablespoons rice vinegar
Instructions
- Cut the peppers in half and remove all seeds and membranes. Press the red peppers flat with your hand and lay them on a foil lined, rimmed baking sheet. Place the garlic cloves on the baking sheet.
- Set the oven on broil and raise the rack to the upper position. Broil the red peppers and garlic for 15 minutes.
- Once the pepper skin has blackened, remove from the oven and place in a large zip bag to steam, about 10 minutes.
- Preheat a large heavy pot to medium heat. Add the oil, thyme, bay leaves, and onions. Cook for 10 minutes, until onions are soft.
- Add the broth, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Squeeze the garlic cloves out of the peels into the pot.
- Then peel the charred skin off each pepper half and place it in the pot.
- Reduce the heat, cover, and cook another 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Then, using a hand-held immersion blender or standard blender, blend until smooth. *If using a blender, be sure to remove the plug on the lid and cover with a kitchen towel—this with allow the heat to vent without a big mess!
- Add the vinegar and salt again if needed.
- Serve with extra thyme leaves. In the photos I thinned out a little plain Greek yogurt with milk to make a fancy swirl on top. Pretty, but not necessary.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
196kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
452mg
(19%)
Potassium
734mg
(21%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
7115IU
(142%)
Vitamin C
295.7mg
(329%)
Calcium
37mg
(4%)
Iron
1.5mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 196kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 452mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 734mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 7115IU | 142% |
| Vitamin C | 295.7mg | 329% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.