PREP TIME

8 minutes

Yield

6 cups or 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

5 cups red and/or yellow heirloom tomatoes, rough chopped
1 ½ red bell peppers, seeded and rough chopped
½ jalapeno, seeds and inner membrane removed
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1 medium avocado, peeled and pitted
1 Tbsp light miso
¾ tsp onion powder

DIRECTIONS

1. Place tomatoes into blender first, then add remaining ingredients (except avocado) to blender.  Blend for 20 seconds on high, or until contents are smooth and creamy.
2. Add avocado and blend again until smooth.
3. Stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator, Heirloom Tomato & Red Pepper Bisque will keep for 3 days.

Variations

• replace the red bell pepper with 2 medium rough chopped carrots
• You can garnish this delicious and creamy soup with sliced avocado, pumpkin seeds, finely diced red bell pepper, and more. Use your imagination.

A Note from Alicia:

This is one of my favorite soup recipes because it captures the taste of summer.  Heirloom tomatoes are one of summer’s gifts, and this soup showcases these beauties in spectacular fashion.  Quick and easy to prepare, you might be calling this one of your all time summer favorite recipes, too!