Oh, a garlic soup! I guess you are not surprised I am so enthusiastic about this. Anything with garlic makes me happy, especially if the garlic has the leading role in a recipe. This soup is perfect with the sweetness of the roasted garlic and peppers and the freshness of the basil. The pine nuts make the soup thick and rich and add a great flavor too. Yummy!
I have to say adding roasted bell peppers to any classical cream soup is just a genius thing! The color is so pretty, isn’t it? I used now 2 yellow ones and one red pepper, so mine turned out orange. The sweetness of the pepper add a little extra to any dish. If you are bored of an old recipe, just try to add a little pepper and you’ll be amazed how much cooler it turns out!
And don’t be shy, use 1-2-3-4 heads of garlic. It just gets better! I like to add sometimes one clove of raw garlic too. Or crumble a little marinated tofu on the soup as a topping. Or add fresh pesto, all just perfect.
Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Soup
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 2-3 1x
Ingredients
- 3 large bell peppers
- 1 head of garlic
- 2 cups of vegetable stock or water
- 2 tbsp of soaked pine nuts
- 1 tsp dried basil or a few fresh ones
- salt, pepper
Instructions
- Put the whole garlic head and the peppers on a baking tray and bake them for about 30 minutes at 200°C. Once they are ready let them cool a bit, so you don’t burn yourself.
- Peel and deseed the peppers, squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skins and add everything to a blender. Blend until smooth. Add more water if it would be too thick.
- Pour the mixture into a sauce pan, heat it up a bit and serve warm. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Soup
I love red pepper soup, and the addition of garlic and pine nuts is genius! Very nice pictures too Evi!
Thank you, Linda!
I’ve just got a new wood pallet for background, now I try to make it work 🙂
Ha! My husband and I went to Home Depot today and he’s making me two wood boards for my photos. 🙂 It looks great!
Same here! I was a bit impatient and simply spray painted the first one. But I’d like to buy some more color/paint and also making them a bit more rustic. I’m searching through DIY sites now for quick methods 😉
The pine nuts sound amazing! Anything garlic is perfection in my books 🙂
I feel the same for garlic 😀
Love this simple yet delicious recipe, Evi! Roasted red peppers impart a fabulous flavor. The lighting on your photography is beautiful… the light is so soft. Thank you for sharing your recipe, Evi!
Thanks, Traci!
These are the beautiful northern german lights (with a little help of my studio lights) 😉
That looks absolutely beautiful. Nice styling work end sunning photography! And the recipe sounds delicious!
Thank you, Dasha!
Garlic’s the best! I’ve never tried it roasted though – I have to 🙂
Looks wonderful. I love your photos
Thanks Josefine!
Oh God, you have never tried it? You have to! It’s one of my favorite snacks, just simply out of the skin, or also perfect on a slice of toast. Anytime I turn on my oven it’s kind of sure I’ll put a head of garlic there too 🙂 Okay, not if I make something sweet 😀
Very well put together, love the color of this soup!
Thank you so much 🙂