Although the cooking and cooling time may seem long, this soup is a cinch to make. Roasting intensifies the sweet pepper and tomato flavours and creates a wonderful aroma during cooking. It’s delicious served hot, at room temperature or even chilled.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 1 hour
Cooling Time: 30 minutes
Serves 6
3 Ontario Greenhouse Sweet Red Peppers
3 large Ontario Greenhouse Tomatoes
5 large cloves garlic, peeled
1 Ontario Onion, cut into thick wedges
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil
1/2 tsp (2 mL) each salt, dried thyme, rosemary and basil leaves
1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
3 cups (750 mL) chicken broth
2 tbsp (25 mL) balsamic vinegar
Sour cream and fresh Ontario Basil Leaves
Quarter and seed red peppers; core and cut tomatoes in half lengthwise. Place peppers and tomatoes, cut side up, on large foil-lined baking sheet; add garlic and onion. In small bowl, combine oil, salt, thyme, rosemary, basil and pepper; brush over vegetables. Roast on bottom shelf of 450°F (230°C) oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until tender and slightly charred. Let cool for 30 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Slip skins off peppers and tomatoes.
In blender or food processor, in batches, purée vegetables with any juices and some of the broth until smooth. Return to saucepan; add vinegar and any remaining broth. Serve at room temperature or heat until hot. Garnish each serving with swirl of sour cream and basil leaves.
Tip: This soup is delicious served hot, at room temperature or chilled.
Nutritional Information:
1 Serving
PROTEIN: 3 grams
FAT: 5 grams
CARBOHYDRATE: 13 grams
CALORIES: 109
FIBRE: 2 gramsSODIUM: 650 grams
