Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Submitted by kittyroara

"A wonderful, peppery tasting, warming soup - great for cold fall and winter days or nights! This is also a great soup to make and freeze in individual or family-sized packs for later."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 red bell peppers, chopped
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup green onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 -3 tablespoons red hot sauce
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup plain yogurt
• 1 -2 tablespoon parmesan cheese, per serving

directions

1. Heat olive oil in soup pot over med-high heat.
2. Add chopped bell peppers, green onion, garlic, basil, and red hot sauce. Stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes, or until peppers become soft.
3. Stir in tomato juice, water, and salt.
4. If you have a hand-held blender, you can blend the soup right in the pot. If not, remove a few cups at a time (or enough to fill your blender halfway) and blend to a smoothie-like mixture. Pour the blended soup into a bowl and repeat with the rest of the soup, a few cups at a time, until all of it has been blended. Pour the soup from the bowl back into the pot. Note: If you prefer a smoother soup, blend longer - but I don't suggest any chunkier, as the skins of the peppers will be too noticeable.
5. Add the milk and yogurt, and stir to blend.
6. Let simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes. Serve with parmesan sprinkled over top.

Reviews

[White Rose Child]

Simply a wonderful soup. And easy to make, and healthy... wow, there's a lot going for this one. It's nice and light so, on its own, I sure can eat a lot of it. LOL. I put some in the freezer for lunches. I had no clue what kind of hot sauce to use, so I just added Tabasco till it tasted peppery enough. Thanks for posting! P.S. Veganized w/soymilk and plain soygurt, mm mm.