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Autumn Recipes

Tomato, Red Onion and Capsicum Soup with Feta Cream

This soup couldn’t be simpler or tastier. The turmeric adds a really subtle background earthiness – but it can be replaced with saffron.

Serves 4

Method

  1. Sauté the onions and capsicums over moderate heat in 2 tbsp oil until caramelised.
  2. Add the cumin seeds, three-quarters of the thyme and the turmeric and cook for another minute, stirring constantly.
  3. Add the tomatoes and the water and bring to a boil. Simmer with a lid on for 20 minutes, then roughly purée either in a blender or with a stick blender.
  4. Taste for seasoning (a little sugar might be needed) and put back on the heat to keep warm.
  5. While the soup is cooking, purée the feta, the remaining olive oil and the cold water in a small blender (or use a stick blender) until smooth.To serve, ladle the soup into four warm bowls, spoon on the feta cream and sprinkle with the reserved thyme.

Ingredients

  • 2 red onions, peeled and sliced

  • 3 red capsicums, stems removed, deseeded and sliced

  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 1⁄4 tsp cumin seeds

  • 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves

  • 1⁄2 tsp ground turmeric

  • 8 ripe tomatoes, quartered
    (or 600g tinned chopped tomatoes)

  • 400ml water

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • a little sugar

  • 120g feta

  • 80ml cold water

 

Recipes are from Eating Well Everyday by Peter Gordon, with photographs by Manja Wachsmuth. Published by Jacqui Small, and available from all good booksellers, RRP £25.

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