Red Pepper And Peanut Soup

Soup ingredients:

• 4 red peppers, seeded & chopped into chunks
• 1 shallot onion sliced (you can use purple onion too)
• 750 ml vegetable stock (or you can use chicken stock)
• 1 Tbsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 2 tsps ground ginger
• 2 tsps paprika
• 2 Tbsps sesame oil (you can use any oil, but sesame adds a nice flavour)
• 2 heaped Tbsps smooth peanut butter (make sure it’s salt & sugar free)
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• 2 serving spoons SugarFree Natura Diet Sugar (you can add more sugar if you find it too salty due to the stock)
• 2 cups almond milk (or half portion cream if you prefer, but may be too rich)

Garnish (optional):

• Fresh dill
• Fresh Chives
• Fresh edible flowers

• It can be served hot or chilled!

• Heat oil in a deep pan
• Add spices & stir through
• Add peppers & shallots & stir fry until onions soften
• Add stock
• Add tomato paste
• Cover & simmer for +/-10 minutes (until peppers are cooked through – can take longer)
• Remove from heat and pour into food processor
• Blend thoroughly
• Add peanut butter, SugarFree Natura Diet Sugar & almond milk
  Blend thoroughly
• Taste and adjust to preference & consistency
• If serving chilled, put through strainer and place in container to chill
• If serving hot, pour into sauce pan to heat through again
• Serve with choice of gluten free bread croutons, crackers, potato dumplings