Soup Sunday -Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup

 

This recipe is fresh from the garden. I had an abundance of peppers, tomatoes, and zucchini in my garden, so I developed this recipe to take advantage of all that bounty. I topped the soup with freshly grated parmesan cheese, but bacon would be great as well.

Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup

Ingredients

·         For the roasted tomatoes

·         3 pounds Roma or plum tomatoes, cut in half

·         1 ½ red bell pepper, seeded and cut in half.

·         4 cloves garlic, peeled

·         3 tablespoons olive oil

·         Freshly ground salt and pepper

For the caramelized onions

·         2½ tablespoon olive oil

·         2 yellow onions, thinly sliced

Additions to the soup:

·         ½ cup packed basil leaves

·         1 cup of half and half

·         Grated Parmesan cheese

·         ½ teaspoon dried oregano

·         1-2 cups water or vegetarian broth, depending on how thick you want the soup

·         1 ground zucchini ( 1 small zucchini added to 2 cups of water in a blender)

·         Freshly ground salt and pepper, to taste

 

Directions

Preheat an oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add olive oil.  Place the tomatoes, garlic and the peppers. Drizzle with olive oil Season with salt and pepper. Roast until the vegetables are soft which takes about 45 to 50 minutes.  Cool for 10 minutes once removed from the oven.

While the vegetables are roasting, add the olive oil and onions to a sauté pan.  Cook over medium heat stirring often until the onions are caramelized or a deep brown. This will take about 20 minutes. Set aside until the vegetables are roasted and cooled.

Put the ground zucchini into a soup pot or Dutch oven.  Heat using low eat. 

Add the roasted vegetables including all the juices to a blender and blend. Add the caramelized onions and blend. Add the basil leaves if using. Add the mixture to the ground zucchini.  Simmer over low heat until the entire mixture is heated.  Serves 6

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Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

 

Chris is a triathlete Nordic skier and long-distance runner. She is a three-time participant in the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

 

She has appeared three times at the Para triathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Para triathlon Open Division Champion.

She has won national championships as a physically challenged athlete in Aqualon, Duathlon, Aqua bike, and Winter Triathlon. She was the national champion in her age group in 2023 for gravel duathlon.

 

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a Para triathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  

 

She was the 2023 Gravel Duathlon National Champion in the 65-69 age group.

 

She has won state championships as an age-group athlete in cycling and triathlon. She has represented America as an age group athlete at world championships in Chicago, Denmark, Cozumel, and Norway. She earned a bronze medal at the Winter Duathlon World Championship in 2023 in Norway.

 

In 2020 she was named a National Ski Patrol Subaru Ambassador and a USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador.

 

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

 

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” which details her experience as a CMT-affected athlete, and the book “Soup Sundays, A Journey Toward Healthy Eating”.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

 

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

 

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and find a cure for CMT. We currently have 257 athletes in 43 states. We also have members in Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Vietnam, Iran, Scotland, France, Turkey, Poland, Norway, Mexico, Wales, Ireland, and Sweden! If you wish to join us visit our website; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

 

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

 

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance, and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

 

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

 

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

 

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties, and hearing loss.

 

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