Showing posts with label lunch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lunch. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

roasted red capsicum & tomato soup

This tasty recipe is straight out of taste.com.au and is so easy to make!



  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large brown onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 500g ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 500ml (2 cups) vegetable stock
  • 1 x 425g jar roasted red capsicums, drained, coarsely chopped
  • 1 x 410g can tomato puree
  • Fresh basil leaves, to serve
  • Olive oil, extra, to serve
  • Bought hummus, to serve
  • 2 Turkish bread rolls, split, toasted, cut into 3cm-thick slices
  • Step 1
    Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until soft. Add the garlic, cumin and cayenne pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  • Step 2
    Add the tomato, stock, capsicum and tomato puree, and bring to the boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until the tomato is tender.
  • Step 3
    Pour the tomato mixture into the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Step 4
    Ladle the soup among serving bowls. Top with the basil and drizzle over the extra oil. Spread hummus over the Turkish toasts and serve with the soup.


    click on the link to see it on the taste.com.au site.

    changes I made are:
    I used 5 cloves garlic.
    used chilli paste instead of cayenne pepper.
    and used toasted croutons instead of the Turkish Bread & Hummus.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

easy chicken broth.

Yesterday was cold and wet, with the top temperature barely hitting 17 deg ...... it seemed like a good day to do some cooking and or baking.

 So made a chicken broth, complete with onions, garlic, chicken, carrot, some lime and chilli and plenty of greens ....



all I did was brown a couple of sliced onions, garlic and chopped carrots. Then a couple of litres of chicken stock and some chopped left over chicken pieces if you have any.  Add some spinach (though you can use a block or two of the frozen spinach) and a bunch or two of washed, chopped Bok Choy or any other green.

Let simmer for 20 mins.

It is then ready to eat with some crusty bread!

You can even leave it till the next day to reheat and have for lunch.

Maybe even add a few rice noodles before serving.



enjoy this tasty soup at any time.