Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Seared Scallops

Name: Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Seared Scallops
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps chopped cilantro; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 946 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 118 milliliters fresh orange juice; 0 teaspoons grated orange zest; 1 kilograms large red bell peppers , stems removed; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 6 sea scallops

Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Seared Scallops might be just the soup you are searching for. One serving contains 160 calories, 5g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe serves 6. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up cilantro, salt and pepper, bell peppers, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 42

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Put the peppers on a cookie sheet, stemmed side down, and bake for 45 minutes, or until the skins are black. When they're cool enough to handle, remove and discard the skins, cores and seeds. Finely dice 2 of the peppers.

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Peppers

Seeds

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Baking Sheet

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In a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the garlic, onion, cumin and crushed red pepper and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 10 minutes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Cumin

Onion

Add the whole roasted peppers and the chicken broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.

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Chicken Broth

Peppers

Add the orange juice, orange zest and cilantro.

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Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Cilantro

In a blender, puree the soup in batches. Return the soup to the saucepan and season with salt and pepper; keep hot.

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Salt And Pepper

Soup

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Blender

In a medium skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil until shimmering. Season the scallops with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Scallops

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Add the scallops to the skillet and cook over high heat until richly browned on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Turn the scallops and cook on the second side for 1 minute. Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with the scallops and diced peppers and serve.

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Scallops

Peppers

Soup

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