Roasted Red Pepper Soup - Creamy, Spicy and Delicious

Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Soup is a rich and flavourful soup. Made with juicy roasted red peppers, red pepper flakes for a hint of heat and finished with cream to make this a very tasty and comforting soup. Serve it with some delicious Feta Toast for a tasty lunch.

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• 🛒 What You'll Need
• 🔪 How to Make Roasted Red Pepper Soup
• 🍞 How to Make Feta Toast
• 👩‍🍳 Top Tips
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• Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Feta Toast

I make a lot of soups, and I have some firm favourites, like my roasted tomato soup recipe or my creamy cauliflower and broccoli soup. But this red pepper soup recipe has to be one of my absolute favorite soups. It's such a comforting soup great for when the weather turns chilly. And it's really easy to make which is a bonus!

This roasted red bell pepper soup has a lovely smooth and creamy texture and has such a lovely rich flavor. Roasting the peppers adds a nice hint of sweetness to this soup and the chilli adds a little bit of heat which makes this a super flavorful soup. We love this soup with feta toast but you could also serve it with a grilled cheese sandwich or just cheese sandwiches.

🛒 What You'll Need

• Red Peppers - I use fresh red peppers for this recipe and roast them myself, however, you could use store-bought roasted red peppers are perfect for this. If you use store-bought roasted peppers, look out for flame-roasted peppers these will have more flavour. You should find these in all good supermarkets.
• Carrots -  3 medium carrots will do the job here, make sure they are nice and fresh. You can swap this for a regular onion if you prefer.
• Onion - I like the flavour of red onions in this soup, they are milder when cooked so don't overpower the red peppers. You can, of course, use a yellow/white onion if you prefer.
• Chilli Flakes - This is a staple ingredient in my cupboard, I use it for lots of recipes. You can find this in the spice/herb section of your grocery store. If you can't find any then about a teaspoon of freshly chopped red jalapeño will work well too.
• Fresh Herbs - I find that fresh thyme is best for this recipe. I also add thyme to the feta toast so you will need a few sprigs.
• Vegetable Stock - I make my stock using two vegetable stock cubes.
• Cream - Single cream is added to this soup at the end to get that creamy texture. You could use double or heavy cream if you prefer.
• Bread - Day-old sourdough bread is perfect for making the feta toast. You can use any good crusty bread, the type you cut yourself is best though, so you can cut it nice and thick.
• Feta - Look for a good quality Greek feta.
• Other Ingredients - You will also need, garlic, celery, olive oil, salt and black pepper.

🔪 How to Make Roasted Red Pepper Soup

This is just a quick visual guide. Please see the recipe card below for full instructions and an ingredient list.

1. Start by roasting the peppers. Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Cut the peppers into quarters and remove the stems, seeds and any white piths. Place the peppers on a large baking sheet. Drizzle a little olive oil over the peppers the season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast until the peppers are slightly charred and turn them over halfway through cooking. Once cooked remove them from the oven, add the hot peppers into a bowl, cover with cling film and leave to cool. Once cold, the skins will easily come off the peppers. Once peeled roughly chop them.

2. While the peppers are cooking start cooking the base for your soup. Heat the oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Add the chopped onion, celery and carrots and cook over medium heat until soft so about 20 minutes should do the trick.

3. Once the vegetables are softened and the peppers are roasted add them to the saucepan. 

4. Pour in the stock, add the thyme, salt and pepper, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Blend the soup using a hand-held blender or immersion blender. Once the soup is smooth add the cream to the soup and stir well. Serve immediately.

🍞 How to Make Feta Toast

1. Slice the bread into thickish pieces, and toast one side under the grill. Turn over the bread then drizzle a little olive and toast under the grill until lightly golden.
2. Rub each piece of bread with garlic then add crumble the feta over the toast. Using a fork, crush the feta into the bread. Top with some fresh thyme then place the toast back under the grill until the feta is warm and golden.

👩‍🍳 Top Tips

• Make sure and cook the onion, celery and carrot until soft, it needs at least 20 minutes.
• Blend the soup, this soup really is best blended until smooth. I use a handheld blender but you could also use a regular blender or food processor just be careful pouring the hot soup into the blender.
• I like this soup spicy, however, if you would prefer it to be milder, reduce the amount of chilli pepper to a scant pinch.
• Day-old sourdough bread is perfect for the feta toast, make sure and slice it thickly and toast both sides under the grill.

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*This recipe was first published on Feb 16, 2016, and updated in August 2023 with new photos, nutritional information, and expert tips.