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Pepper Soup + Pumpkin Seed Crunch

By Gabe Roberge at @gabe_roberge_
Sweet and spicy peppers and aromatics get roasted and blended with a touch of cherry vinegar
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Ingredients

16 total
  • Soup Ingredients:
  • 4 red sheppard peppers
  • 2 red finger chillies
  • 1” knob ginger, peeled
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 shallots, peeled
  • 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • salt + pepper to taste
  • Pumpkin Seed Crunch Ingredients:
  • 1 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
  • 2 tbsp fennel seeds, toasted
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • salt

Directions

19 steps

  1. Step 1

    Pepper Soup Directions:

  2. Step 2

    Turn your oven on to broil.

  3. Step 3

    Lay the peppers, chillies, ginger, and garlic out on a baking tray and drizzle some olive oil over it all.

  4. Step 4

    Lay the peppers, chillies, ginger, and garlic out on a baking tray and drizzle some olive oil over it all.

  5. Step 5

    Put under the broiler and char everything on one side.

  6. Step 6

    Use tongs to flip everything on the tray then return to the broiler till everything is evenly charred.

  7. Step 7

    Let the tray cool on top of the stove then peel off the blistered pepper skins and garlic skins.

  8. Step 8

    Add this all to a blender along with the sherry vinegar, a pinch of salt, and a few twists of black pepper.

  9. Step 9

    Blend till smooth and taste to adjust seasoning if necessary.

  10. Step 10

    Pumpkin Seed Crunch Directions:

  11. Step 11

    Pour the sugar into a small saucepan and put on medium heat.

  12. Step 12

    The sugar will start to melt and bubble, do not mix or scrape with a spatula at this point.

  13. Step 13

    Let the bubbles continue until they start to slow down and get thicker/more syrupy.

  14. Step 14

    Toss in the pumpkin seed, fennel seed, spices, and a pinch of salt.

  15. Step 15

    Toss in the pumpkin seed, fennel seed, spices, and a pinch of salt.

  16. Step 16

    It will be very sticky and hard to maneuver for a few seconds but keep stirring and after about 20 seconds the mixture will begin to dry out.

  17. Step 17

    At a certain point it will all crumble and become a dry, loose, mixture, everything evenly coated in crystallized sugar.

  18. Step 18

    Pour out on to a tray to cool then add to a deli container with a tight lid to keep for up to 1 month.

  19. Step 19

    This mix is so good on any soups, salads, sandwiches, or any dish that can use some extra crunch