Tomato and Red Bell Pepper Soup
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 large red bell peppers1 large onion, chopped2 sticks of celery, trimmed and chopped1 garlic clove, crushed2 1/2 cups od water2 bay leaves2 x 400g cans of plum tomatoesSalt and pepper to season
*Preheat the grill to hot. Halve and deseed the peppers and arrange them on the grill.
*Cook for 8-10 minutes, until softened and charred
*Leave to cool slightly and then peel off the charred skin
*Chop the flesh of the pepper and place in a large saucepan
* Mix the onion, celery and garlic in with the pepper
*Add the water and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes
*Remove from the heat
*Stir in the tomatoes and either transfer to blender and blend together for a few seconds or crush the tomatoes gently with a wooden spoon.
*Season with salt and pepper to taste. Return to the heat and cook for a further 3-5 minutes.
SERVE WITH CRUSTY BREAD, IF DESIRED
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAURAPERRY1984.
*Cook for 8-10 minutes, until softened and charred
*Leave to cool slightly and then peel off the charred skin
*Chop the flesh of the pepper and place in a large saucepan
* Mix the onion, celery and garlic in with the pepper
*Add the water and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes
*Remove from the heat
*Stir in the tomatoes and either transfer to blender and blend together for a few seconds or crush the tomatoes gently with a wooden spoon.
*Season with salt and pepper to taste. Return to the heat and cook for a further 3-5 minutes.
SERVE WITH CRUSTY BREAD, IF DESIRED
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAURAPERRY1984.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 50.2
- Total Fat: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 143.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 11.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
- Protein: 1.9 g
Member Reviews
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SUNNYINCALIF
Can I use fresh tomatoes? - 7/20/09
Reply from LAURAPERRY1984 (8/3/09)
I've never tried using fresh tomatoes in the recipe but I should imagine it would work just as well...if not better!