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Rosted Peppers and Nasturtiums Soup
Roasted Peppers and Nasturtiums Soup
Ingredients:
- 6 red peppers, roasted, seeded and cooled
- 2 med sized crushed fresh tomatoes (crushing by hand is fun!)
- 3 cups water
- 3 cups broth (vegetable or meat based)
- 1 cup of flowers and leaves from washed nasturtiums
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (optional)
- leaves from 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
- salt (sea salt is best), and freshly ground pepper
- Sour cream
Directions:
- In a food processor, or by hand, puree peppers until smooth.
- Place in saucepan with broth/water, tomatoes and lemon juice
- Heat thoroughly on low heat about 5 minutes
- Mince nasturtiums and add to soup
- Add thyme
- Add a small amount of salt and freshly ground pepper
- Cook for another 5 minutes to allow flavors to meld together
- Serve hot or cold with a dollop of sour cream
- You can also skip the sour cream and add tablespoon of vodka if serving cold, stirring it in.
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