Autumn is one of my favourite seasons ...
... from the vibrant colours of Autumn flowers
to the glow of Autumn sunshine ...
... grandchildren enjoying the wonderful outdoors
"Grandma, I wonder how old this tree is?" ...
... coming home to a bowl of Roast Red Pepper & Tomato Soup
it's a delicious warming soup stacked with vitamins & minerals.
Ingredients
Serves Four
3 Deep red peppers, halved & de-seeded.
1 White onion, unpeeled & halved.
4 Cloves of garlic, unpeeled.
2 Sticks of celery, sliced & chopped.
500g Plum tomatoes.
450ml Vegetable stock.
2tbsp Olive oil.
2tbsp Tomato puree.
1tbsp Sundried tomato paste.
1tsp Flaked chilli.
25g Butter.
Salt & coarsely ground black pepper
Method:
1. Pre heat oven to 190/gas mark 4. Place the pepper & onion halves (cut side down) along with the plum tomatoes & garlic cloves into a baking tray & drizzle with the olive oil. Bake at the top of your oven for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are roasted & tender.
2. Meanwhile melt down the butter in a large pan over a medium heat and sauté the chopped celery for 4-5 minutes. Not too hot, don't burn the butter.
3. Make up the vegetable stock adding the tomato puree, sun-dried tomato paste & the chilli flakes. Mix well and then add to the sautéed celery. Remove from the heat.
4. When the baked vegetables are ready remove the peel from the onion & garlic cloves roughly chop them & add them to the pan along with the plum tomatoes. Place back on to a low to medium heat & using a hand blender blend until the soup is smooth.
5. Season to taste & gently simmer until the soup is at a comfortable edible temperature. Do not allow the soup to boil.
1. Pre heat oven to 190/gas mark 4. Place the pepper & onion halves (cut side down) along with the plum tomatoes & garlic cloves into a baking tray & drizzle with the olive oil. Bake at the top of your oven for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are roasted & tender.
2. Meanwhile melt down the butter in a large pan over a medium heat and sauté the chopped celery for 4-5 minutes. Not too hot, don't burn the butter.
3. Make up the vegetable stock adding the tomato puree, sun-dried tomato paste & the chilli flakes. Mix well and then add to the sautéed celery. Remove from the heat.
4. When the baked vegetables are ready remove the peel from the onion & garlic cloves roughly chop them & add them to the pan along with the plum tomatoes. Place back on to a low to medium heat & using a hand blender blend until the soup is smooth.
5. Season to taste & gently simmer until the soup is at a comfortable edible temperature. Do not allow the soup to boil.
Recipe idea from here
Enjoy your weekend ...
All the best Jan
30 comments:
That soup looks marvellous!!! What beautiful natural photos you took with the grand children- they are really beautiful!
...thanks for brightening my cold drab day with those flowers.
Fotografias fantásticas e gostei do arranjo floral.
Um bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
How wonderful! I love seeing children enjoying the outdoors. Great climbing tree too.
Francisco translation:
Fantastic photographs and enjoyed the floral arrangement
A good weekend
Beautiful Autumn colours and photos and a colour matched soup, looks great. Hugs, Valerie
Autumn is a lovely season. A time for warm soups after enjoyable walks, and yours sounds and looks delicious!
Love your flowers in rich autumnal shades.
Have a brilliant weekend :)
Mine, too, except when it is as COLD as it is this morning (-6C). Brrr!!!
My favorite season too, what gorgeous flowers.
Nice floral photo and colourful autumn scenes. That tree is pretty unique, I don't recall ever seeing one like it.
Enjoy the weekend.
Lovely autumn post, and the soup looks warm and comforting.
Gorgeous photos and that soup looks delicious!!!
Have a lovely weekend~
Oh, Jan, this recipe looks delicious.
And your pictures are beautiful. I'm so glad you and your grands get out and enjoy nature. What a wonderful way to spend time together.
It truly is a beautiful time of year Jan. I especially love your second photograph and it is always lovely to see children enjoying the outdoors .
The soup would be a delicious warmer on returning home. I'll definitely be trying this one. X
Rambling walks in autumn sunshine with fallen leaves to scrunch through is one of life's pleasures.
Lisa x
It's a beautiful time of year and made nicer with family to enjoy the outdoors. It's surprisingly cool here in Florida today! A welcome change! Hugs, Diane
Autumn is always a joy. That soup looks great too.
I don't mind crisp, sunny autumn days but I don't like the wet ones with soggy leaves underfoot. That soup looks just the thing to come home to after an autumn ramble.
It is a beautiful time of year, especially with the grandchildren.
These photos are beautiful! Thank you for sharing them with us. It is a lovely time of year.
Jan your photos of autumn with the grands are beautiful. I'm sure they loved your wonderful soup after enjoying playing in your lovely area. ♥
What incredible memories you created with your grandchildren on your walk in the woods. It looks like they had a wonderful time, too.
I must try that soup. It's a vegetarian's delight!
The flowers are lovely! We must say farewell to them!
I couldn't agree more Jan, autumn is fabulous.. as are grandchildren ☺
Yes, Jan, I agree too. Autumn is a wonderful season.
Thanks for the recipe, this is one I am definitely going to make with our own frozen tomatoes.
What a wonderful post, the woods look like something out of a fairy tale. Love seeing your grandchildren, they must love staying with you.xxx
OH ! Beautiful flowers and photography of Autumn ~ ^_^
A ShutterBug Explores
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Lovely forest, in the Autumn. I love your soup.
Let's have more of these fine autumn days to make a change from wind and rain. Can't beat a tomato based soup but today I'm making leek and potato. Young Theo loves it with a few bits of carrots and finished with a spot of cream.
I love Autumn too! Such a beautiful post! Thank you for the recipe too! Big Hugs!
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