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    Roasted Red Pepper Gouda Soup | Meatless Monday

    Published: Apr 30, 2018 · Modified: Aug 22, 2022 by Vaishali · This post may contain affiliate links · 34 Comments

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    Happy Monday friends! How is it the last day of April already? As much as I am always amazed how fast time keeps passing, I am not so secretly happy that the colder days are behind us (fingers and toes crossed). We had a productive weekend, getting our small vegetable patch ready (see this video I posted on my Instagram) and got some new flowering plants and bushes to get in the ground. It was a beautiful weekend with sunny skies, comfortably warm and an occasional cool breeze blowing. If you live in Kansas, you learn to appreciate a breeze, since it is always crazy windy here. There were some beautiful tomatoes in the store so we decided to go with tomato mozzarella and pesto paninis for dinner to welcome warmer days. And a roasted red pepper soup to go with it (balance people!).

    Roasted Red Pepper Gouda

    A local coffee shop in our town serves this roasted red pepper gouda soup and it is one of our favorites. The chef at the cafe was kind enough to tell me what all goes in the soup. I have learnt this over time that all you need to do is ask. Most of the times, people are kind enough to share their recipes or give you a broad outline. If you never ask, you never even had a chance. So ask! Worse that can happen is that the person will say no. And in that case too, nothing is lost! Now she only told me what was in the soup and that too pretty vaguely. But you guys know me, I let the imagination and memory of my taste buds take charge and developed this soup recipe.

    Few iterations later, I think that this red pepper gouda soup is ready to be shared with you. Addition of onion and carrot in the soup was not in the original recipe, the carrots bring out a nice sweetness. The tomatoes that I used were a combination of Roma, on the vine and Campari. I fire roasted the Roma tomatoes because I wanted to enhance the roasted flavor. You can certainly use canned tomatoes, if that’s your thing. This soup recipe is super easy and on point. And dare I say – one pot recipe..yayy for not washing 348 dishes to cook something. It is a great meatless recipe, which when paired with bread (this homemade focaccia works great) or a sandwich makes a perfect summer (or fall) meal. So here it goes:

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    Roasted Red Pepper Gouda

    Roasted Red Pepper Gouda

    Roasted Red Pepper Gouda Soup

    Vaishali
    Intensely flavorful Roasted Red Pepper Gouda soup that is velvety smooth in texture. A great meatless Monday recipe that comes together in one pot. Gouda cheese adds richness a depth of flavor and carrots a hint of sweetness.
    4.78 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Soup
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 4

    Ingredients
      

    • 1.5 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 cloves garlic smashed
    • ½ cup chopped white onion
    • 1 cup chopped carrots
    • 2 roasted red bell peppers, chopped See Notes
    • 4 cups chopped tomatoes See Notes
    • 4 cups vegetable broth
    • 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
    • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
    • Salt and black pepper to taste
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • 2 tablespoon cream optional
    • ¼ cup shredded smoked gouda cheese See Notes

    Instructions
     

    • Set a heavy bottomed sauce pan or Dutch oven on medium high heat and add olive oil to it. Add the garlic cloves, onions and carrots and sauté till slightly tender, about 2-3 minutes.
    • Add the roasted red bell peppers and tomatoes and cook for two more minutes.
    • Add the vegetable stock, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and sugar. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
    • Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium low, cover the pot with a lid and cook for 15-20 minutes.
    • Take the lid off, stir and turn the heat off. With an immersion hand blender or in a blender (See Notes), carefully blend the soup till smooth.
    • Give the soup a taste check and adjust seasoning if need be.
    • Return the soup to low heat, add cream (if using) and gouda cheese. Stir and let heat till the cheese melts.
    • Serve warm with bread and additional gouda for topping (optional).

    Notes

    You can fire roast the bell peppers yourself, remove the skin and chop. OR use 1, 12 oz jar of roasted bell peppers, drain and chop the bell peppers. You can use 2 cans of diced or fire-roasted tomatoes if not using fresh. Use regular gouda cheese if you cannot find smoked gouda. Cream adds a nice silkiness, but is it optional. If not making this meatless, feel free to use chicken broth instead of vegetable broth. If using a blender, be very careful and blend the soup in small batches.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Roasted Red Pepper Gouda

    Enjoy the soup with bread (this works great) or a sandwich. Hope you give this ONE POT soup a try and if you do, let me know – leave a comment here, on my Facebook, Instagram or Twitter!

    P.S - The bowl that you see in the icture is the one I got from Japan pavilion on our recent trip to Epcot (read about it here).

    Love- Vaishali.

    Tools used:

    Sauce pan and Spatula

    Knife and chopping board

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    Comments

    1. Jillian

      March 04, 2021 at 8:18 pm

      Good stuff!

      Reply
    2. XMC.PL

      November 21, 2020 at 8:12 am

      I like this idea. I visited your website for the first time and simply been your supporter. Keep writing as I am going to come to read it everyday!!

      Reply
    3. Tayler Ross

      January 15, 2019 at 1:17 pm

      5 stars
      This soup is just what I need today! It looks so comforting and delicious!

      Reply
      • Vaishali

        January 15, 2019 at 1:31 pm

        Thanks Tayler. I agree soups are so comforting!

        Reply
    4. Pauline

      January 14, 2019 at 4:00 pm

      Oh my gosh!! This looks delicious. I've pinned it to try next time my husband goes to work. He always has to eat meat and I would be happy as a vegetarian. 🙂

      Reply
      • Vaishali

        January 14, 2019 at 4:28 pm

        Thanks Pauline. I think I've heard this story too many times..lol..<3

        Reply
    5. Carly

      January 14, 2019 at 1:03 pm

      This looks so good! I bet the gouda is amazing with these flavors!

      Reply
      • Vaishali

        January 14, 2019 at 1:17 pm

        Thanks Carly. It is!

        Reply
    6. Kate

      January 14, 2019 at 10:27 am

      5 stars
      Omg, this looks and sounds delicious! 100% going to try it. I was vegen/vegetarian for awhile, and this really motivates me to make some of my old recipes!!

      Reply
    7. Karen

      January 14, 2019 at 9:46 am

      Looks amazing! I'm going to try it without the cheese, but I love a good bowl of soup with some crusty bread!!

      Reply
    8. Maggie@cascadeavenue

      December 13, 2018 at 12:48 pm

      That looks so delicious on this cold florida day. I have almost everything to make this except for opnions.

      Reply
    9. Novel Blondes

      July 08, 2018 at 3:43 pm

      5 stars
      Your recipes are all so delicious! Thanks for sharing another healthy winner!

      Reply
    10. Cat Uy

      July 08, 2018 at 11:30 am

      i love vegan soup. this will make my dinner so appetizing.

      Reply
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