Red Pepper and Tomato Soup (Thermomix - TM6 only)
This red pepper and tomato soup is a delicious, healthy soup made easily in the Thermomix TM6. Perfect for a quick lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
If you don't have the Cookidoo app for your Thermomix follow the recipe below:
- 40 g (1.4 oz) lentils
- 2 cloves garlic
- 50 g (⅓ cup) onions quartered
- 200 g (7.1 oz) red peppers quartered (2 peppers)
- 50 g (3 ½ tbsp) olive oil
- 400 g (14 oz) ripe tomatoes cut in pieces (2cm)
- 400 g (1 ¾ cups) water
- 1 vegetable stock cube (for 0.5l), crumbled
- 1 tsp fine sea salt or to taste
- 0.5 tsp ground black pepper plus extra for sprinkling
- 0.25 tsp ground cayenne pepper optional
Instructions
- Place the lentils in the mixing bowl and grind 20 seconds/speed 10. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Place the garlic, onions, red peppers and oil in the mixing bowl then chop 2 seconds/speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with the spatula then sauté 5 minutes/100C/speed 1.
- Add the tomatoes, water, vegetable stock, reserved ground lentils, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper (if using), cook 14 minutes/100C/speed 2.5 then start Blend/1 minute.
- Divide between serving bowls and serve sprinkled with pepper.
Notes
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- Herbs and spices - enhance the flavour of this red pepper and tomato soup by adding fresh herbs like basil, thyme or oregano. Instead of the optional cayenne pepper, you could add a sprinkle of smoked paprika or chilli flakes for a bit of heat.
- NOTE: This recipe is made in the TM6 model of Thermomix as it uses the blend mode.
Nutrition
Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 765mg | Potassium: 468mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2456IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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