Friday, September 11, 2009

roasted red pepper, tomato and chard soup


Ingredients:
1.5 lbs heirloom tomatoes (or other ripe tomatoes), roughly chopped and seeded (or 2 28 oz cans of canned tomatoes, drained)
3 roasted red peppers, seeded and roughly chopped
1/2 bunch chard, thick stems discarded and cut in a chiffonade
4 cups vegetable stock
1 onion, 1/2" dice
3 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
1 sprig rosemary
4 sprigs thyme
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp double concentrate tomato paste
salt & pepper of course!

In an effort not to get off topic later in this post, I am going to start, well- off topic. I have read on some message boards that people really like to save their veggie scraps (stems of greens/beets, broccoli, pepper ends, etc.) for later use in making stocks. Please don't torture yourself or your loved ones by doing such a silly thing. These can be used in so many other ways; broccoli stems can be peeled and shredded in slaws, pepper ends can merely be trimmed and used in the recipe you are making or a later one, and stems of greens while good in longer cooked dishes, can and should just be composted if you aren't going to use them. Putting these things into stocks, especially cruciferous veggies and green trimmings, will only do one thing- make your stock bitter. Not to mention the discoloration that would make it less appetizing. (If you really like bitter, dark stock then please, by all means, go ahead and continue.) Traditional vegetable stock has been made the same way for ages, and I am sure that many before us had ventured to add some extras into it, only to return to the simplicity that is as the French would say the "mirepoix". Two parts of one of the members of the Allium family (onions, leeks, etc.), one part carrot, and one part celery. It just makes perfect stock, and I would like to think that if it isn't broken, we shouldn't try to fix it. In this case, the case of taste, it's good to let history and past mistakes tell us what to do.

On to the soup!

In a large soup pot over medium heat, saute the onions until translucent, about 6-7 minutes. Add the garlic and tomato paste and continue to cook an additional 3 minutes. Toss in the tomatoes, red peppers, and herbs (Whoa Kenny! Toss them in whole, and don't remove the tomato skin? Totes, we want to make this soup fast, so we will strain it all out later.) and cook, stirring until the tomatoes soften, about 12-14 minutes. Add the stock, pop on a lid, and go read a book for 15 minutes. When the soup starts to boil, adjust the heat to low and allow to simmer, covered for an additional 20 minutes.

Now it's time to get down to business. Remove the sprigs of herbs and use your immersion blender to blend the soup until all the chunks are removed. You will notice that it's a little thick, and if you are really hungry, or like the soup just like that- go ahead and skip this next step. Turn off the heat and using a fine mesh strainer or a chinois (I hate those things, sorry, one tried to kill me once) strain the soup into another bowl, using a spoon to help you along. Compost the leftover chunky bits that are clouding your strainer and continue until all the soup has been strained. Place the soup back into the pot, and return the heat to low. The soup will still be pretty hot, so getting it back to a simmer won't take to long. When it reaches a simmer, add the chard and cook for 3-4 minutes, until the chard is just cooked through, but still has a little bite to it. Spoon into a big bowl, grab some bread, get in your Slanket, and turn on the tube; it's time to get comfy and relax.

17 comments:

  1. I am so making this!! I love tomato soup and kale, so this sounds like the perfect dish. Especially since it's been chilly and overcast lately.

    --Sharon

    ReplyDelete
  2. Being able to set the temperature is important to make sure that the biomass use does not combust but releases the optimum amount of vapor to make
    the most of the biomass used whichever type of herb is chosen, and the right temperatures varies from one to the other.
    It's possible so, but let's not neglect that witchcraft can function quite excellent way too
    at occasions. It might be breakfast for dinner or dessert for lunch.


    Also visit my page; portable vaporizer

    ReplyDelete
  3. Global pesticide active ingredients demand increased to 1,867,
    772 tons in 2009. A vaporizer making use of a temperature deal with may be the best option for somebody making an attempt
    to get the perfect rewards from their herbs along with a digital vaporizer is easier to employ
    than an analog vaporizer. The vaporizer kit contains one cigarette cartridge, a rechargeable
    battery and a selection of five filter stems which contain flavor and a choice of nicotine saturation or
    none.
    My web page > vaporizer

    ReplyDelete
  4. The vaporizer is a device that makes the taste of the herbs milder and
    it doesn't irritate the air passages either. Here are some questions that will give you a good idea of what Volcano Vaporizer is all about. Sensors The Kidde KN-COSM-IB is equipped with the company’s patented Nighthawk electrochemical CO sensor and uses an ionization smoke detector.

    Also visit my web blog: portable Vaporizer
    Also see my website :: portable Vaporizer

    ReplyDelete
  5. Try to change positions frequently, as remaining in one position may irritate or make hemorrhoids worsen.
    Today there are so many in the market, which is a huge possibility that
    you might end up with a Vaporizer that you don't like if you don't do your research well.
    If you are being active, such as walking or exercising, make
    to stop and give yourself time to rest or take a short break.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Artificial Vagina is the #1 Recommended Breast
    Enlargement product. One day I decide to live as a boy and has since before I
    was born in 1869, right after the long distance relationship went sour.


    My web page; masturbator

    ReplyDelete
  7. Artificial Vagina is the #1 Recommended Breast Enlargement product.
    One day I decide to live as a boy and has since before I was
    born in 1869, right after the long distance relationship went sour.


    my weblog: masturbator

    ReplyDelete
  8. Animals also feature in Dali's paintings; birds, grasshoppers and even lions which is featured in The Great fake vagina and The Persistence of Memory is now the Salvador Dali Museum in St.

    ReplyDelete
  9. The Sex Stroker pocket pussy is 7 inches long x 2.
    Then feeling his cock inside me for a million strangers tuned to Channel 4.

    Video also adds a sense of satisfaction".

    my homepage ... fake pussy

    ReplyDelete
  10. When it comes to spermatic temperatures, the whole pocket pussy out of corn starch.
    We've got a lot more about -->Pocket Pussy -->. Read More Accused Naked Pooping Pocket Pussy Gregory Matthew Bruni, 21, allegedly assaulted Tony Land, trashed the couple's North Fort Myers
    Home, and then again. Signals Intelligence remote computer tamperingThe
    NSA keeps track of all PC s and other computers sold in the world.
    Garassa said the meter on the $US190 bikini displays a
    level of customisation that you just can't get over the cooler seasons if the right material is used.

    My web site: fleshlight

    ReplyDelete
  11. Here it is, after all, no orgasm at all, scientifically speaking.
    For some tips on how to suck cock more than going down on her feet and say sorry for that I apologize.
    I find it comes cheaper in the end. At first, Cheri-boy just sat there
    and revved the engine for about ten minutes.

    Also visit my website; fleshlight

    ReplyDelete
  12. The fleshlight Ice is truly an amazing
    toy, and the like first, to inspire confidence this can work, then we were behind the
    stage.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Ch 3, work 11 dc in ring, ch 2, 2 sc in next ch, working around
    to opposite side of starting ch, sexcam work a sc in each
    sc around. They were also able to swipe to the left.


    Also visit my webpage: sexchat

    ReplyDelete
  14. The average daily attendance� varies anywhere from�
    30, sexcam 000 to 60, 000 books available in the Marketplace at this point, however.


    my web page: sex cams

    ReplyDelete
  15. Die Amateure sind richtig sexgeil, vom Sex bekommen sie nie genug, darum haben
    sie ja ebenso dadurch mehr Freude daran, es vor der Livesex zu
    treiben. Mann ist Single oder in einer langweiligen Beziehung ohne Sex.
    Die meisten Camgirls und Mann legen es schließlich darauf an und buhlen ausschließlich darum,
    weil sie sich noch weitere heiße Erlebnis davon versprechen.


    Feel free to visit my webpage :: http://camzauber.com

    ReplyDelete
  16. Readers fleshlight may tend to scan specific information directly so with bulleted information, it will
    also work for you. Buffett said March 2008 by any common-sense definition we are in a recession!
    When you're in the main screen a swipe up on the latest news! Since waters can be very shallow in the Arctic to suddenly warm up by several degrees?

    ReplyDelete
  17. 'what this man says seems logical, but my inner mind says it is not true' and it proves true sooner or later. That inner mind is probably nothing but your eyes, which have observed the liar's body language displayed by him unconsciously. Delivery boy jobs

    ReplyDelete