Red Pepper Soup With Chile And Lime

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 red chili pepper, seeded and sliced
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 3/4 cups chicken stock
• lime, juice and zest of, finely grated
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• lime zest, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 cook the peppers and onion in the oil in a covered saucepan for about 5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally.
• 2 stir in the garlic, then add the chile with the tomato paste.
• 3 stir in half the stock, then bring to a boil.
• 4 cover the pan, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 5 puree the mixture in a food processor or blender.
• 6 return to the pan, then add the rest of the stock.
• 7 add the grated lime zest and juice to the soup, with salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 bring the soup back to a boil.
• 9 remove from heat and serve with strips of lime zest scattered in each bowl.