How to make Red Pepper-Pistachio Bisque at Home

How many of you like the season of the soups- where the whole house filled is with the exotic smell of simmering soups. Whether it is a Chicken Noodle Soup, Tortilla Soup or any kind of Cream Soup, I like them all.

But the one soup that I like the most is the Red Pepper Pistachio Bisque soup. I still remember the first time I had this soup and it completely blew away my mind because of its taste and deliciousness. This creamy, paprika-laced red bell pepper bisque, along with a parsley-pistachio pistou for the topping; makes you the lavish combination.

This is what makes the Red Pepper-Pistachio Bisque recipe so special; the heat of Thai chillies and the nutty Pistachio puree. A creamy, nutty vegetable soup to keep you going on your long hot summer day. So here’s a simplification to its ingredients unknown and an innovation to keep up your newness.

Ingredients for Red Pepper Pistachio Bisque Recipe

For the bisque

For the pistou

Important Facts about Ingredients

• Coconut milk, soymilk, or another unsweetened nondairy milk in place of almond milk can be used.
• The vegetable broth in place of filtered water (if using broth, decrease sea salt to ½ tsp).
• ¼ cup chopped red onion in place of shallot (shallot is a type of onion and is used for pickling or as a substitute for onion).
• Yellow or orange bell peppers in place of red can be used (capsicum species).
• The serrano pepper is a type of chilli pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo. Any small, hot pepper can be used in place.
• Fresh cilantro in place of flat-leaf parsley can be used. Parsley of a variety with large flat leaves, popular in southern Europe.

How much time it will take?

Red Pepper Pistachio Bisque Recipe

For Pistou

• Combine the parsley, pistachios, nutritional yeast, and sea salt in the bowl of a food processor (a mini one works best here).
• Pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Add the olive oil, and process until the mixture is finely chopped. Set aside.
• Your Pistou is ready.

For Bisque

• To make the bisque, combine all ingredients except avocado in a high-speed blender.
• Blend to combine, add the avocado, and blend again until very smooth.
• You can either serve the bisque room-temperature, or chill it for a few hours before serving, or even gently warm it on the stove over low heat or in a dehydrator.
• Top each serving of soup with ¼ of the reserved pistou.

Your summer soup is ready. Serve it on along day to cut through your hunger

Nutritional Information of Red Pepper Pistachio Bisque Recipe

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