Ottawa Athletic Club Recipe of the Week

October 9th, 2019

Warm-up this fall with this spicy soup!

See below for the full recipe.
You can also pick up a hard copy from our Welcome Desk.

Prep Time: 10 Mins             Cook Time: 60 Mins            Total Time: 1 hr 10 Mins

This soup is chock full of nutrients! Red peppers contain more than 200 percent of your daily vitamin C intake, they’re also a great source of vitamin B6 and folate! Not to mention, Pears are naturally high in vitamins C and K, as well as nutrients such as copper.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 3 large red bell peppers, sliced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 shallots, sliced
• 2 Anjou pears, peeled and sliced
• 1 (32-oz.) container fat-free chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp dried crushed red pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Dash of ground red pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Melt butter with oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add bell pepper and next 3 ingredients, and sauté 8 to 10 minutes or until tender.
2. Stir in chicken broth and next 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 20 minutes.
3. Process soup, in batches, in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape downsides. Return to Dutch oven, and keep warm until ready to serve. Garnish, if desired.

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