I just don’t get some people. Sometimes I feel like all politeness and thoughtfulness has left this earth. Even common sense. Yeah, definitely common sense. Like this woman outside of my house the other day. I turn down my street to park next to my house and she is taking the plastic bag that holds our newspaper in it. Obviously she was using this bag to pick up her dogs poo, which was thoughtful, BUT instead of placing the paper on our doorstep, she leaves it on the sidewalk.
So what this meant is that the ads that were wrapped up in the newspaper were no longer restricted by the plastic bag. Oh no, they became free to do whatever the hell they wanted to. So you know what they did? They went flying. All over the place. And that meant I was stuck running down the block grabbing these stupid advertisements for Walmart and Kohl’s. You know what I don’t care about? Advertisements for Walmart and Kohl’s. You know what I do care about? Littering. Littering is bad. And this woman pretty much made me litter. And made me run around like an idiot in my purple spandex pants, which aren’t as flattering as I’d hoped, to keep litter from stalking my neighborhood. How impolite. So not only did I end up leaving behind some of the stupid ads that flew through the air, but I scared small children in my purple pants. Damn you random bag stealing lady, damn you.
Losing the remote is extremely frustrating. Especially since it’s stuck on the food channel and I’m salivating at a constant rate.
Christmas cookies are haunting my house right now. Christmas cookies + food channel = Juli out of control.
Speaking of out of control, I surprisingly didn’t get that way over the weekend. I think as I age, I am actually figuring out what moderation is. Maybe not when it comes to food, but definitely with alcohol. I’ve finally begun to understand that you don’t need to take 7 shots in a row, within 30 minutes…because if I’m going to try to wear heels more often, I need steady feet. And steady feet do not correlate with 7 shots in 30 minutes. I’m trying to get an early start on a new years resolution…of being more sexy. I know I know, that’s impossible for me. But I’m trying. Starting with more pairs of heels and less shots. It’s gonna be a good year. I can feel it. Especially since my book is on preorder right now!! Omgcool.
Roasted Red Pepper and Avocado Soup with Sausages
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 3–4 roasted red peppers, roughly chopped (I used jarred in water kind. but you could roast your own)
- 1 avocado, pitted
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2–3 tablespoons fat of choice (I used bacon fat)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 avocado, diced (to garnish)
- chopped cilantro (to garnish)
- 4–5 cooked sausage of choice (I used a sundried tomato chicken sausage)
Instructions
- Place a saucepan over medium heat, add in your fat, garlic and onion. Cook up onions until they are translucent.
- Then add in your roasted red peppers with broth and coconut milk along with your smoked paprika, paprika, red pepper flakes, oregano, and salt and pepper. Let simmer for 8-10 minutes.
- While soup is simmering, slice up your sausages and cook on a skillet on both sides.
- Once everything has simmered, scoop out your avocado and add to the saucepan along with your lime juice. Then use an immersion blender to mix until soup is smooth and creamy. If you don’t have an immersion blender, add it to your food processor, like I did. I did it in two batches so my kitchen wouldn’t become messier than it already is.
- Top soup with diced avocado, chopped cilantro, and sausage. So divine.
Notes
use ALL the garnishes. they really do make a huge difference in flavor. do not cheat your tastebuds.
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Hi! This may be a silly question, but I see it in lots of your recipes and I’m really wondering…where do you get your bacon fat? Should I just make bacon and save the fat in a jar or do you buy it from somewhere?
On another note, I’m so excited for your cookbook and preordered it as soon as I saw your post!!
I just use the fat that I render from the bacon. So everytime I cook bacon, I pour it into a jar and store in in the fridge 🙂 thank you for the support!!
Thank you for the above question and answer…I also have always wondered and been meaning to ask!
YUMMMY!! I did a test run, and made it for lunch for my honey. I made mine just a tad chunkier than totally pureed. Added the cilantro, and spicy chicken sausage. IT WAS SOOO GOOD!!! Thank you! Thank you, for being so fricken right-on with you delicious recipes!! Much Love!
This is going to seem ridiculous, but I just can’t stop myself — I am SO not a fan of red peppers. Or really any peppers at all. But I love the idea of this soup, mixing in avocado and all the garnishes and all (possibly even red pepper FLAKES) but I just don’t do peppers.
I wonder if there is a way to sub something else? I have seen a lot done with butternut squash lately. Thoughts? Would the substitute need to be more consistency or taste based? I may have to trial-and-error this…
Holy hell… this dang soup was great. I purchased what appeared to be an extra large jar of peppers, but my eyes deceived me and there were actually only two in there. So my soup had two peppers. It was still awesome. Thanks for this!
This was AAAHHHMAZING!!! My husband had two bowls before I even finished mine!! Already pinned it! Thank you soooo much!!!
Forgot to rate it in my original comment…there aren’t enough stars!! lol!
This was awesome and I got to finally use my immersion blender.
Made this tonight! HOLY CRAP it’s good! I roasted my own peppers (3 of them). Then threw them in the food processor with some coconut milk until quite smooth. Local sausages from the butcher and avacado on top – woah! Yum. Didn’t have a lime, but had a lemon – still delish squeezed over the avacado.
Will make this again and again and again and again!! My husband and I agreed: we’d both pay “good money” for that at a restaurant!
My new favorite soup!!! LOVE!
This looks absolutely delicious, I can’t wait to try it out. I’ve been glutten, sugar, dairy free for awhile, now Paleo. So thank you. 🙂