Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Smoked Paprika and Cilantro Cream

Name: Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Smoked Paprika and Cilantro Cream
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 3/4 cup, sour cream; 1/4 cup, whole milk; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh cilantro leaves; 1 tablespoon, lime juice; , Salt and ground black pepper; 8 , red bell peppers, trimmed, cored, and flattened; 1 tablespoon, olive oil; 2 , medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 1 , medium red onion, chopped medium; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon, smoked paprika; 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 1 tablespoon, unbleached all-purpose flour; 4 cups, low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth, plus extra as needed; 1 , bay leaf; 1/2 cup, half-and-half; 2 tablespoons, dry sherry; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh cilantro leaves; , Salt and ground black pepper

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Vegetarian

We love the raw, sweet crunch of red bell peppers tossed into a salad or swiped into a creamy dip. But roasting red bell peppers really makes them shine.

SERVES 8

Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Smoked Paprika and Cilantro Cream

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