Roasted Sweet Pepper Soup with Goat Cheese
(Makes Six to Eight Servings)
Ingredients
| Extra virgin olive oil | 5 tablespoons |
| Red bell peppers, seeded, ribs removed | 2 pounds |
| Garlic, chopped | 2 tablespoons |
| Onions, chopped coarsely | 10 ounces |
| Potatoes, peeled, roughly chopped | 8 ounces |
| Fresh thyme | 1 tablespoon |
| Vegetable stock or water | 6 cups |
| Soft goat cheese | 8 ounces |
| Sugar | 2 tablespoons |
| Salt | 1 teaspoon |
| White pepper | 1/2 teaspoon |
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Toss peppers in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt
and a little white pepper and put in a roasting pan - Cover and roast for about 35 minutes or until very soft
- Heat remaining olive oil in a soup pot
- Over low heat, saute onions, garlic, and potatoes until slightly softened
- Remove peppers from oven and add them, scraping all juices
from the pan, to the pot with the potatoes and onions - Add the thyme and stock or water and puree
- Stir in the goat cheese and let it melt
- Stir in sugar, remaining salt, and white pepper
