Red Pepper Soup With Sun Dried Tomatoes And Swiss Cheese

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An excellent cream soup, using flavourful red peppers and sun-dried tomatoes, hearty and filling

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Steps

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In a medium pot , heat the oil and saut the onion , garlic , and the red bell peppers for 5-6 minutes or until the peppers are tender.

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Add the sun-dried tomatoes , basil , vegetable stock , salt & pepper.

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Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for 10-12 minutes.

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Using a hand blender , puree the soup until nice and smooth.

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Add the cream and stir , gently adding the swiss cheese.

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Low-fat option:.

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Use grape-seed oil instead of olive oil , use low-fat vegetable stock , use low-fat yogurt instead of cream.

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Ingredients

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olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, red bell peppers, sun-dried tomato, dry basil, vegetable stock, sea salt, ground black pepper, table cream, swiss cheese