Roasted red pepper soup with crispy croutons
Serves 4
Easy
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Warm up on colder evenings with this vibrant soup, spiked with fiery chilli powder and harissa. The crispy croutons are optional but add a satisfying crunch
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- 2 red onionsroughly chopped
- 2 carrots(250g), roughly chopped
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 garlic clovesroughly chopped
- 200g jarred roasted red peppers(drained weight), drained and roughly chopped
- 1 tsp rose harissa paste
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder(or any other chilli powder)
- 850ml low-salt vegetable stock
- 4 tbsp natural yogurtto serve
For the croutons (optional)
- 100g slightly stale wholemeal crusty breadcut into cubes
- 1tsp olive oil
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal144
- fat3g
- saturates0.5g
- carbs21g
- sugars9g
- fibre6ghigh
- protein5g
- salt1g
Method
step 1
Blitz the onions and carrots together in a food processor until finely chopped, or finely chop by hand. If making the croutons, heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 6.
step 2
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and cook the chopped onion and carrot with a pinch of salt for 5-6 mins, stirring frequently until starting to soften. Stir in the garlic and peppers, and cook for 1 min more until fragrant.
step 3
Add the harissa paste, cumin seeds and chilli powder, and cook for 1 min, stirring. Add the stock and turn up the heat to medium-high, bring to the boil and cook for 15-18 mins until the veg is soft.
step 4
Meanwhile, if making the croutons, toss the bread with the oil and season well. Tip onto a baking tray and bake for 8-10 mins until deeply golden and crisp.
step 5
Transfer the veg mixture to a high-powered blender (or use a hand blender) and blend until smooth. Season and ladle into bowls. Top with the yogurt, and scatter over the croutons, if using.
