Give yourself a lovely little treat by making this red pepper and tomato soup. The cheesy pesto croutes are the perfect side to this warming homemade soup recipe.

serves :4
preparation time: 40 minutes
cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

·         3 red peppers, quartered and cored

·         ½-1 red chilli, deseeded

·         1 red onion, peeled and cut into wedges

·         2 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole

·         a few sprigs of thyme

·         2 tbsp. olive oil

·         400g can chopped tomatoes

·         600ml hot vegetable stock

·         salt and ground black pepper

For the croutes:

·         30g (1oz) each fresh parsley and chives

·         2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

·         1 tbsp. toasted pine nuts

·         30g (1oz) Parmesan, grated

·         6 tbsp. olive oil

·         60g (2oz) mature Cheddar, grated

·         1 small ciabatta loaf, cut into 12 slices

Preparation:

1.     Set the grill to medium. Put the peppers and chilli, skin-side up, with the onion, garlic and thyme on a sturdy baking tray. Mix in the oil and put the tray under the grill until the skin on the peppers blisters and browns, about 10-12 minutes. Turn the onion wedges halfway through cooking. Cool for a few minutes, then peel the skin off the peppers and chilli.

2.     Tip the vegetables into a large pan, scraping in the juices as well. Add the can of tomatoes and the hot stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Whizz with a stick blender, then season. Pour into a jug and then into hot mugs or bowls.

3.     To make the pesto croutes: Put all the ingredients except the Cheddar and bread, in a tall jug, and season. Whizz with a stick blender to make a chunky sauce. Add 4 tablespoons of this pesto to the grated Cheddar. Toast the bread lightly on both sides and then spread one side with the cheesy pesto mixture. Put under the grill until the cheese melts. Serve the soup with the extra pesto, if you like, and the croutes.

lovely – finom, remek
side – köret
homemade – házi készítésű
quartered– negyedelt
cored – magház nélküli
deseeded– kimagozott
wedge– hasáb
peeled– hámozott
whole – teljes, egész
sprig of thyme– kakukkfű ág
chopped– apróra vágott
vegetable stock– zöldségleves (üres)
ground black pepper– őrölt fehér bors
chives– metélőhagyma
crushed– összenyomott, összezúzott
toasted pine nuts– pirított fenyőmag
grated– reszelt
mature– érett
loaf– cipó, vekni
to set– beállít
sturdy– strapabíró, erős
baking tray– tepsi
to blister– hólyagosodik
halfway– félúton
to peel the skin off– lehúzni valaminek a bőrét
to tip– kiönt, kiborít
pan– lábas
to scrape– kapar, kikapar
to bring to the boil – felforral
simmer– lassú tűzön főzés
to whizz– turmixol
stick blender– botturmix
jug– kancsó
mug– bögre
bowl– tál
except– kivéve
to season– fűszerez
chunky– vaskos, sűrű, darabos
to spread– megken, eloszlat
to melt – olvaszt, olvad
to serve – felszolgál, tálal