Reviewed: May 21, 2012

When I roasted 8 red peppers, I also roasted 3 bulbs of garlic and 4 onions cut into quarters. The garlic gives a totally different taste when roasted and it is not over powering. I did not have any "cannellini beans" so I used 2 cans 19oz of "chick peas" instead. I chopped up some oregano and basil from my garden to add to the soup. All the roasting paid off. It tasted fabulous!

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lianabouchard

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2012

Love this soup. Family loves it too. Cannellini beans are hard to find in my area but they are worth the search.

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Suzannebc

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2011

Like others I wasn't impressed with the texture. The beans have skins on them that don't break down with the blender. My solutions was to run the finished soup through my old fashioned food mill like I do when making applesauce. Doing that made this soup so much better. Adding things into it like sour cream or pesto take it to yet another level. Very versatile soup.

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delilahjonz

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2011

This soup was really easy and very elegant. I made a few changes: used one can of white beans instead of 2, added some cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes, and used 4 peppers instead of 3. I used just a splash of cream at the end. When it came to serving it, I topped with some goat cheese and green onions. It looked amazing! Great recipe!

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Allison Bil

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2011

Love this soup and so do the kido's. Added fresh basil and increased the garlic. After the soup was prepared added in sauted Chicken apple smoked sausage. yummy soup!

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iammemc

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2011

I made this as directed except used veg. broth instead of chicken. I usually love using beans as the "cream" in soups, but they overpowered mine. Maybe next time use at least double the peppers? I added a container of greek yogurt and that helped a bit, but still very beany. Not bad, just not the red pepper soup I was looking for.

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EMCGUIRE

Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2011

Great red pepper soup.

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Xrak

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2011

This soup was great! We like things spicy over here, so I added some cayanne pepper and doubled the garlic. It was even better the next day reheated!

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take-out queen

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2011

While I enjoyed the roasted red pepper taste, the texture was much too gritty for my liking. I also had to add extra spices to liven it up. I must add sour cream does make it much better. Only three stars because I really was expecting more.

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cristinasorina

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2011

The soup is okay but not as flavorful as I had hoped. I added extra bell peppers and lots of spices (thyme, cumin, basil and oregano), It still needs more flavor to taste good.

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