
Karen McCallum
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Karen McCallum's tasty recipe for red pepper soup accompanied by salty anchovy crostini makes a delightfully colourful, simple first course
Karen McCallum's tasty recipe for red pepper soup accompanied by salty anchovy crostini makes a delightfully colourful, simple first course
Smoked red pepper soup with anchovy crostini
Method
2. Add the tinned tomatoes, smoked paprika, sugar and stock. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Blend the soup with a hand blender or in a jug blender until smooth. Cool, cover and chill.
4. Meanwhile, make the anchovy butter for the crostini. In a pestle and mortar pound the anchovy fillets into a paste. Mix in the butter and lemon juice, blending thoroughly. Season with freshly ground pepper and mix in the parsley. Cover and chill until use.
5. Just before serving prepare the crostini. Drizzle each slice of sourdough bread with half a tablespoon of olive oil.
6. Grill the bread until lightly toasted. Spread each slice generously with the anchovy butter.
7. Ladle the soup into 4 serving bowls. Top with a dollop of crème fraîche and a few basil leaves. Serve with the anchovy crostini on the side.
Prep:
20 min, plus 2 hrs chilling
Cook: 35 min
Cook: 35 min
Ingredients
6 tbsp Olive oil4 red peppers, chopped into 2.5cm cubes
2 Onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
200g tin tinned chopped tomatoes
2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp brown sugar
600ml chicken stock
salt and fresh ground black pepper
12 anchovy fillets, drained
100g Butter, softened
juice of 1 lemon
8 tbsp finely chopped Parsley
8 slices of sourdough bread
crème fraîche, to serve
basil leaves, to garnish
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