Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup with Smoky Caprese Panini

Name: Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup with Smoky Caprese Panini
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 slices Tuscan bread; 1 small carrot, peeled and chopped; 2 smalls celery stalks, chopped; 794 grams or 2 (15-ounce) cans fire roasted diced tomatoes; 118 milliliters fresh basil leaves; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 454 grams freshly smoked mozzarella, cut into 16 thin slices; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 larges red bell peppers; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 large ripe tomato, cut into 8 thin slices; 473 milliliters chicken or vegetable stock

Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup with Smoky Caprese Panini might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 652 calories, 34g of protein, and 35g of fat each. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Only It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bell peppers, freshly mozzarella, basil leaves, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Char the peppers on all sides over an open flame on a gas stovetop or under a hot broiler (with the oven door cracked to avoid steam buildup in the oven).

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Peppers

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Oven

Put the charred peppers in a bowl, cover, and let them rest until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes.

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Peppers

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Bowl

Meanwhile, heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a soup pot.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Soup

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Pot

Add the garlic, carrot, celery, and onions to the pot and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 10 minutes, then put them into a food processor with the diced tomatoes. Seed and peel the peppers and add them to the processor. Puree the mixture until smooth, then pour it into soup pot and stir in the stock.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable

Tomato

Peppers

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Stock

Soup

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Food Processor

Pot

Heat a panini press or a large heavy skillet. Make sandwiches using 2 slices of cheese and 2 slices of ripe tomato on 4 of the bread slices.

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Cheese

Tomato

Bread

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Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste, and top with some torn basil. Cover with the remaining 4 slices of bread and add them to the panini press or hot skillet. If using a skillet, top with a second smaller pan and weight it down with heavy cans. Press the sandwiches to toast and melt the cheese, a few minutes on each side or 5 minutes in a hot press.

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Salt And Pepper

Cheese

Basil